Jackson, Miss – (WJTV) A stretch of road and it’s businesses in Jackson faced a Water Outage this morning going into the afternoon.
WJTV 12’s Alex Love went out to the site today with reaction from those affected.
From the intersection of Country Club Drive to the overpass of I-220, residents and businesses across West Northside Drive had an unusual start to their weekend, going without any running water for as much as six hours.
Many businesses and Church goers were hit without warning heading out today, by a common yet inconvenience side affect from water main repairs causing a Water Outage.
Starting at 7:00am when repairs were being done on the south side of the street, people were forced to get by without any access to water fountains, sinks, or bathrooms.
One business hit the hardest was the Superclean Autowash who found themselves turning customers away at a time when they’re usually the busiest.
While many emphasized the need for better infrastructures around the city, the timing left them scratching their heads.
City Council officials also said a precautionary boil water advisory will be in affect for those establishments on the street once the outage is lifted in efforts to kill any bacteria that could possibly be in the water.

DAUPHIN, Man.
— The presence of coliform bacteria has prompted the Manitoba government to issue a boil-water advisory for the city of Dauphin.
The province says the advisory comes after tests this week showed the bacteria was in the community’s treated water supply.
It says residents should boil tap water before drinking it, using it to prepare such things as baby formula, or washing fruits and vegetables.
Boiling is not required prior to washing dishes or doing the laundry, but officials recommend young children be given sponge baths to prevent them from swallowing the water.
Certain precautions must also be followed by restaurants, health-care facilities, daycares, personal care homes and other private facilities that provide food and water services.
The advisory will remain in effect until the water is no longer considered a risk to the city’s 8,500 people.
(CKDM, The Canadian Press)

Testing found that water in the plant was high in E. coli, fecal coliform and other bacteria.
The Reading Area Water Authority cut off service Wednesday to the United Corrstack LLC cardboard plant after water testing in the plant was high in E. coli, fecal coliform and other bacteria.
RAWA routinely tests water samples from throughout the system and was taking samples in south Reading when it found high bacteria levels at the plant Sept. 20, Executive Director Bill Murray said Wednesday afternoon.
Of those, water samples from an upstairs break room showed the presence of E. coli and other bacteria, according to copies of the testing requested by the Reading Eagle.
"Based on laboratory testing, (RAWA) believes that the water service at your property violates RAWA and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations in that the water service supplied by RAWA has been connected with water from a well or other source of water not belonging to RAWA," Murray wrote in a shut-off notice presented to Corrstack.
Art McLaughlin, Corrstack plant general manager, confirmed that RAWA had cut off the plant’s potable water supply until it can be determined what is causing the contamination.
There is a well the company is allowed to use only for its production of cardboard boxes and other containers.
"They think we might have a cross-tie between our water and the city’s potable water," McLaughlin said.
"I’m not going to risk the safety of our customers on a back-flow valve," Murray said when contacted about the shut-off.
Water service will not be restored until the cross-connection to the well has been terminated and DEP has given its approval to the restoration of water service, the shut-off letter read.

Westlake area residents flooded local grocery stores in search of bottled water following a citywide boil water notice Oct. 22.
Austin Water implemented a boil-water notice Oct. 22, citing high levels of silt and debris being found in the city’s water supply system that delayed the filtration process at the city’s water treatment facility.
Mandatory stage 4 water conservation measures were continuing this week.
Officials said that outdoor water use, such as irrigating lawns, washing cars or filling swimming pools will continue to be prohibited for the next couple of days as Austin Water’s system regains its full capacity.
Austin Water services 1 million customers in the Austin area including several wholesale customers.
She said the district worked with Austin Water to restore normal pressure to the area that afternoon.
“During the boil-water advisory, Austin Water officials were in constant contact with the district and kept us appraised of past, present and anticipated future conditions, as well as actions they would be taking,” Glass said.
Glass said she was pleased with the notification process, adding the district would continue to look for ways to enhance communication with customers for alerts.
She said website posts, local media, Nextdoor postings and posted signs throughout the district also helped spread the word.
Most grocery stores were receiving emergency shipments of water to their stores throughout the week.

(MISSOURI)— A boil advisory has been issued for parts of Gentry and Worth counties in northwest Missouri.
According to Worth County Public Water System, the boil advisory was issued due to low chlorine levels.
The advisory will last for most likely one week and includes the northern part of Gentry County, as well as Worth County.
Vigorously boil water for three minutes for consumption and brushing teeth.
Use one teaspoon of bleach per gallon for hand-washed dishes.
Bathing is usually okay without additional water treatment.

CINCINNATI — Fire up your stove, because Greater Cincinnati Water Works says that new state regulations will require more Boil Water Advisories be issued.
Water works officials said that the quality of its water has not diminished, and that they still "meet or exceed all regulations and will continue to take numerous precautions and conduct tests to ensure the water is safe when the main is restored to service."
A new regulation enacted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requires the additional advisories, which are are issued when a water main break may have resulted in a risk to water quality.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works does bacterial westing when a water main is put back into service after a break, the agency said in a news release.
When they do issue a Boil Water Advisory, water works staff will place door hangers in the affected area and share info online via social media and at myGCWW.org.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township officials issued a precautionary drinking water warning Wednesday for its water customers south of the Paw Paw River and to all Sodus Township water customers.
As part of the water warning, residents are recommended to boil their water for 1 minute prior to consumption.
The precautionary actions are being taken due to a loss of pressure in the water distribution system.
The loss of pressure was caused by the malfunction of two pressure-sustaining valves on Wednesday.
The township has a capital improvement project underway on a 4 million-gallon standpipe along Euclid Avenue, which required public works officials to temporarily change the flow of water in the distribution system.
Superintendent Kelli Smith said the pressure-sustaining valves malfunctioned as a result of the change.
However, Smith said the issue has been corrected.
“Anytime a water system losses pressure for any significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended,” Smith said in a news release.
The township is in the process of collecting bacteriological samples to ensure the pressure loss did not allow bacteria into the system.
The results should be available today, as officials intend to lift the boil water advisory when the samples show no bacteria.

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – The City of Lamesa has issued a 24-48 hour boil water notice effective immediately.
City officials reported there was a major water leak due to a broken pipe within its internal system.
The city will notify citizens when the water notice is lifted.

HIGHLANDVILLE, Mo.
— The city of Highlandville, Mo.
is asking its water customers to boil the drinking water before drinking.
The city fixed a water main break Wednesday.
Now, the city must test its water system to ensure its safety.
The boil advisory is expected to last into Friday.
Stay tuned for more updates.

The City of Highlandville has issued a Boil Advisory until Thursday evening.
Public Works Director John Van Loan says this was caused by a broken water main.
He says the main has been fixed.
Van Loan says they will test the water Thursday morning and send it to be analyzed.
Until they get the results back, folks in the Highlandville area need to boil their water.
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