originally posted on August 8, 2016

 

The Bowling Green Water Distribution Division will be conducting waterline work on Pearl Street, from Maple to Brigham; Knollwood Drive, from Ordway to the dead end; Hillcrest Drive; and Parkwood Drive.

The work is scheduled to begin Aug. 15.

Originally posted on August 10, 2016

 

boy Bob Clark Olean, originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

OLEAN — Oleanders living in Seneca Heights are still being asked to boil their water after the city depressurized the system there following a water main break.

“Yesterday (Tuesday), the city water department was replacing a fire hydrant,” Mayor Bill Aiello said, noting the valve was on the corner of East Ohio and Virginia streets. “They went to turn the valve back on, the valve broke and they had to replace it.

“The valve was replaced by around 10 p.m.,” Aiello said, but in order to complete the repair, the city needed to depressurize the water system in the neighborhood, affecting “A good portion of the Seneca Heights.”

The city sent out an announcement at 10:15 p.m. encouraging residents to drink bottled water for 24 hours after the line was depressurized.

The Olean water system serves approximately 15,000 people in the Olean, the town of Olean and the town of Portville through almost 6,300 metered connections, according to the city’s 2015 annual water report. In 2015, the city produced more than 1.21 billion gallons of treated water.

Aiello said he was unsure of how many homes were affected in the neighborhood, which makes up a large portion of the city’s Third Ward.

Originally posted on August 8, 2016

 

HECLA – A boil water advisory has been issued for some Hecla Water customers until 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The advisory was issued due to a water lane break along state Route 93, just outside of Ironton.

The advisory impacts 280 residences along Country Road 7, TR 290, TR 310, TR 190, TR 183, TR 612, TR 264Sm, CR 21-S, CR 21, TR 283-N, CR 7-D, CR 7E, CR 180, CR 22, TR 151-E and TR 203-E.

by Clarksville, originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

OAK GROVE, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The City of Oak Grove Water Department will shut down a portion of the water main on State Line Road/highway 400 from Mandarin Dr. to Fort Campbell Blvd.

The work will begin Thursday, June 23 at 5 a.m. Homes and businesses will be without water for a period of 2-4 hours.

As a precautionary measure, a boil water advisory will be mandated for all affected parties. A boil water advisory means that water provided by the city’s system during this period may cause adverse human health effects due to possible biological contamination if consumed, unless it is first boiled for three minutes at a roiling boil.

Once water service is restored and water samples are approved by the state of Kentucky, the advisory will be lifted.

Affected residents will be notified.

by Greg Palmer, originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

 

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)– The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply in the Wabaunsee County city of McFarland.

KDHE officials told 13 NEWS they issued the advisory following a loss of pressure that could allow bacterial contamination.

The Boil Water advisory took effect on June 22, 2016, and will continue until conditions which place the system at risk until KDHE officials know the problem is fixed.

People in McFarland should do the following until further notice:

Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.Dispose of ice

cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.

Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled however supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes should consult their physicians.

If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.

 

originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

West Virginia American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for any customers in the Oak Hill, Prudence, Hilltop, Redstar and Harvey areas who experienced low water pressure or a disruption in water service this evening. The advisory follows a booster station malfunction, which drained a water storage tank that serves part of Oak Hill and some areas south. Crews have returned the pump station to operation and the system is repressurizing. Customers will be notified of the advisory by the CodeRED notification system at 7 a.m.

Affected customers should boil their water before consumption until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms that may be present in the water. Customers are asked to bring water used for drinking, cooking, bathing and brushing teeth to a full boil for a minimum of one minute, then cool before use.

West Virginia American Water also recommends the following steps:

· Throw away beverages and ice cubes if made with tap water;

· Keep boiled water in the refrigerator for drinking;

· Provide pets with boiled water after cooling;

· Do not use home filtering devices in place of boiling or using bottled water; most home water filters will not provide adequate protection from microorganisms;

· Use only boiled water to treat minor injuries.

Once the system recovers, West Virginia American Water will be collecting additional water quality samples in the area of the outage. For more information, contact West Virginia American Water’s customer service center at 1-800-685-8660.

originally posted on June 21, 2016

 

A boil advisory has been issued in Riverside for residences on Lynnhaven Drive, between Meyer Avenue and Burkhardt Road, because of water main repair or replacement, Brianna Wooten, communications coordinator, Montgomery County Water Services, confirmed this evening.

Residents should boil water at least three minutes before using it.

The advisory remains in effect until further notice.

Households in rural Odisha take the longest average walking time to reach a water source – more than an hour.

-by Saumya Tewari and Rohan Bapat, originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

More than half of Indian households did not have a source of drinking water at home – 63% in rural India – and a fifth of rural households walked more than half a kilometre to get drinking water, according to 2011 Census data.

In Odisha, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, more than 35% of rural households walk the 1/2-km distance.

One in four rural households spends more than half an hour walking to a water source, according to the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS II), which surveyed 42,153 Indian households.

Households in rural Odisha take the longest average walking time to reach a water source – more than an hour. In addition, they spend time waiting their turn. Once filled, water jugs can weigh as much as 20 kg.

The situation isn’t any brighter in urban areas: 20% of households spend more than half an hour reaching water sources.

In the summer, 36% of households across India take 30 min to a water source, up from 23% in other seasons.

As water sources diminish, water becomes more unsafe

India is the largest groundwater user in the world with an estimated 230 cu km used every year, more than a quarter of global consumption.

The limited success of surface irrigation projects and cheap electricity for farmers using tube-wells has led to an over-reliance on groundwater and aquifers.

As groundwater levels plunge, millions of Indians are at risk of drinking contaminated water, IndiaSpend reported earlier.

A comparison of pre-monsoon groundwater level in the agricultural states of Punjab and Haryana shows that the percentage of wells with water deeper than 20 m has increased 40% in Haryana and 70% in Punjab between 2011 and 2015.

Quality of drinking water is compromised

With safe drinking water hard to access for so many, India loses as many as 73 million working days due to water-borne diseases, according to this 2016 report by the National Water Development Agency.

Bihar, Rajasthan and West Bengal are among the worst offenders, with more than 18% of rural population in these states unable to access quality drinking water, according to this National Sample Survey Organisation report, titled “Key Indicators of Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India”.

Socio-economic impact of time spent on walking to fetch drinking water

The effort to fetch drinking water slows development, including education, according to global studies by United Nations Development Programme (pdf), United Nations Children’s Fund and Oxfam.

Being “needed at home” is a major reason why children, especially girls from poor families, drop out of school.

Indian states with a lower human development index (HDI 2007-08) report a higher proportion of rural households without a drinking water source near or within the household and correspondingly longer average walking times for rural women to fetch drinking water.

A few bright spots

Close to 92% of the IHDS survey respondents reported having enough water through the year, although this figure falls to 80% in the summers.

More than 95% of urban respondents across India report having an “improved source of drinking water”, such as bottled water, piped water or tube well.

by Rachael Pacella and Maya Earls, originally posted on June 22, 2016

 

The portion of York Road in Cockeysville that has been closed since Monday due to a water main break will reopen in time for commuters next Monday morning, June 27, officials said Wednesday.

“The roadwork will be complete this weekend, in time for rush hour Monday morning,” Baltimore County Department of Public Works spokeswoman Lauren Watley said.

York Road has been closed between Phoenix and McCormick Roads since 12:30 a.m. June 20, after a water main rupture washed soil from beneath the road surface and caused a hole wider than a lane of traffic to form.

The broken main left 3,000 residents without service for more than 24 hours earlier this week. Officials announced on social media Wednesday morning that the main had been repaired and refilled with water. Officials advised residents that if their water is rusty, they should let it run until it is clear.

The break in a 20-inch main, which occurred near Thornton Mill Road, took Baltimore City Department of Public Works officials about two days to repair. Baltimore City owns and operates most of the water utilities in Baltimore County. County officials are repairing the road.

Several residents and representative of businesses in the area on Tuesday described how they were making due without water service.

At around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Joann Koch and her niece, Gia Gover, were on their way to Graul’s Market in the Roundwood Center, off west Padonia Road, in Mays Chapel, when they were stopped by a sign on the door — closed due to water outage.

Koch, who lives in Timonium, near the shopping center, said on Tuesday that she had been without running water at her home since Monday afternoon.

“It’s not easy; you can’t even wash your hands,” she said.

She had no trouble buying bottled water from a supermarket up the street, she said, adding that she understood the situation. “It’s not like someone purposely did this.”

Baltimore County officials offered water Tuesday to residents who lost water due to the rupture. Residents who need water can bring a container to fill to the Baltimore County Fire Department’s Station 17, located at 9835 York Road, in Cockeysville. As of 7:47 p.m. Tuesday night the county said water is still available at that location.

On Tuesday afternoon, not long after a severe storm ripped through the area, Judy Worthington, of Mays Chapel, came to the fire station to fill up three gallon containers with water. On the first attempt, the hose sprayed water everywhere. By the third bottle, Worthington filled the container and barely spilled a drop.

“The third time’s the charm,” Worthington said.

Meanwhile, those connected to businesses at the Roundwood Center also were making due Tuesday. At The Salon at Mays Chapel, owner Michele Brunner said she has had to reschedule about 75 percent of her appointments thanks to a lack of running water.

Some customers who wanted service urgently brought their own water, which stylists used to wash their hair. For those who wanted coloring done, the stylists applied the dye and the customers went home and washed it out themselves, she said.

A few doors down, at Kooper’s North restaurant, Director of Operations Willy Dely said the eatery closed Monday afternoon after losing water. However, the restaurant has a food truck, which it planned to park outside for dinner service Tuesday evening.

The loss of a regular dinner service Monday and lunch and dinner service Tuesday has had a big impact on business, Dely added.

“We’re already talking five figures we’re losing,” he said, adding that if water service is not available soon, some food that has already been prepped to cook will go bad, compounding the loss.

Managers at local grocery stores said they saw a small increase in water sales Monday and Tuesday.

Retirement homes in the area also felt the impact of the water outage, including at nearby Broadmead Retirement Community.

“We have brought in about 5,000 gallons of bottled water,” Joyce Malone, senior director of facilities said Tuesday. “We also have a natural spring that we’re using for our cooling systems. That is helping to keep our residents cool.”