Water boil advisory for locations along Erie Street downtown
by Heather Pollauf, originally posted on June 20, 2016
Repairs were made to the city’s water distribution system, and now must be tested and cleared by the city, which could last several days.
City administrators say that once water service has been turned back on, the water will need to be tested and cleared for use.
Therefore, unless otherwise reported, the city says that the boil advisory will expire Friday, June 24th and 5:00PM.
During the Boil Advisory, customers should bring all water for personal consumption to a boil, let it boil for at least three minutes, then let it cool. This will ensure that water is safe for drinking, ice making, brushing teeth, washing dishes and all food preparation.
The city says that the water may be used without boiling for washing clothes and flushing toilets. It may also be used for bathing if you do not have any lesions or open surgical incisions.
UPDATE Boil Order Lifted In Sutherland
originally posted on June 19, 2016
Sutherland, Iowa — The City of Sutherland reports that repairs have been completed and the bacteria samples of the City’s water supply were satisfactory (meaning they contained no bacteria). City officials advise that it is no longer necessary to boil Sutherland water before use. They say they apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
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Original story:
Sutherland, Iowa — Residents of Sutherland are being told to boil water before drinking or cooking with it due to a power outage at the water tower.
The City of Sutherland has issued the boil advisory due to the loss of electricity at the water tower, which caused the system to lose pressure. Officials say that makes it possible for bacteria to enter the system.
Sutherland officials say the boil advisory is a precautionary advisory.
Water samples are being taken on Sunday, June 19th, and Monday, June 20th.
The order says, “Please boil your drinking water until further notice. We will have more information once samples are tested. Thank you.”
Naval base employees concerned about their health in the wake of tainted water issues
by Laura McCrystal and Justine McDaniel, originally posted on June 19, 2016
As lawmakers demanded answers this spring about water contamination in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Paul Lutz began chemotherapy.
Lutz does not live in the area with the tainted drinking water, which came from chemicals used on naval air bases. But he worked at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station as a flight engineer. Now 44 and retired from the military, he has multiple myeloma.
As water contamination near the base attracts scrutiny, Lutz and others who worked there wonder: What about us?
“I spent 20 years fighting for lives,” said Lutz, of Lehigh County. “Now I’m fighting for my own.”
Lutz is among many who have cancers not linked to the chemicals that polluted water. But studies suggest that those cancers could be connected to other toxics used at the bases in Horsham and Warminster.
A list of illnesses that one former employee is compiling from veterans, civilians, and widowed spouses is at 120 people, most with cancers.
“I’m going to keep fighting for everybody that worked there,” said Valerie Seacrease, who worked in IT at the Willow Grove base for 25 years. “I’m hoping that somebody will say, These people need to be taken care of, too.”
Lutz, Seacrease, and others are reaching out to lawyers. They also want to be included if blood testing is offered to residents with tainted drinking water.
Hundreds of veterans have connected on Facebook and hope to find more. Dana Berman, who was stationed at Willow Grove in the 1990s and now lives in Maryland, worked on aircraft equipment. He had a tumor on his appendix in 2012.
“I worked with cleaners,” Berman said, “with no rubber gloves or nothing. It used to burn up your hands.”
Now, he gets regular screenings for cancer.
“I have to attribute anything that my body has within me now is from my time in the Navy,” he said.
Local Navy officials have said health issues are not in their purview.
“We encourage anybody who has any concerns to contact their health professionals,” said Gregory C. Preston, a Base Closure and Realignment Commission director here who mans the Navy’s response to drinking-water issues.
Veterans have fond memories of the bases. But with more information about the chemicals used and a growing list of comrades sick or dead, they now have strong worries.
When Seacrease was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 1996, she wasn’t the only one in her office with cancer. The base chaplain sent her and another woman to meet a flight surgeon, she said.
“He waved his hand in front of us,” Seacrease recalled, “and said, ‘There’s nothing on this base that’s causing you cancer.’ ”
Boil advisory issued in Mansfield
originally posted on June 18, 2016
MANSFIELD – A boil advisory has been issued for several streets in east Mansfield.
The advisory covers Jeanette Avenue from East Arch Street to East First Street, Cleveland Avenue from East First Street to Superior Avenue, Superior Avenue from Cleveland Avenue to Bowers Avenue, Bushnell Street from East First Street to Park Avenue East, East Luther Street from Bentley Avenue to Bushnell Street, and East Second Street from Bentley Avenue to Bushnell Street.
Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling boil for a full 3 minutes prior to consumption.
This is a precautionary measure to be taken until samples can be tested to confirm water purity. A notice will be issued at the completion of the test.
The advisory was necessitated by water main repairs
Residents of Thornbrook and Steeplechase subdivisions under extended boil advisory
originally posted on June 18, 2016
The city’s Water and Light Department is extending a precautionary boil advisory for the Thornbrook and Steeplechase subdivisions through Monday because water pressure has dropped too low again.
More than 600 residents in the area have been under the advisory since Monday because data shows that beginning around 4 a.m. water pressure drops substantially — likely because of irrigation system demand. A news release from the Water and Light Department said no problems have been found in the city’s water distribution system and it appears the problem is caused by private sprinkler systems operating at the same time.
The department has asked residents in the Bradbury Estates, Creek’s Edge, Thornbrook, Steeplechase and Wyndham Ridge subdivisions to change the time of their irrigation system use to curb the problem. The suggested irrigation schedule is as follows:
- Midnight to 1 a.m.:
- Abbington Court, Astoria Court, Garden Brook Court, Greenberry Court, Hazeltine Court, Largo Drive, Leatherbrook Drive, Morning Star Court, Nearpoint Court, Prairie Creek Drive, Sedgewick Drive, Shackelford Court, Summer Brook Court, Thornbrook Ridge and Thornbrook Terrace.
- 1 to 2 a.m.:
- Abbington Terrace, Bridlewood Court, Center Brook Court, Cody Court, Fall Brook Drive, Heatherstone Court, Mist Grove Court, Newbury Way, Sawgrass Drive, Shearwater Court, Silver Cliff Drive, Steinbrooke Terrace and Stonington Drive.
- 2 to 3 a.m.:
- Beacon Falls Drive, Canyata Court, Chamois Drive, Claybrook Court, Cochero Court, Henwich Drive, Julesburg Way, Sattinwood Court, Sibley Court, Steeplechase Drive, Villa Wood Court and Winding Woods Court.
- 3 to 4 a.m.:
- Abercorn Drive, Annandale Court, Autumn Ridge Court, Brookthorn Court, Coral Ridge Court, Dunmeyer Court, Garden Grove Drive, Laredo Trail, Majestic Circle, Regal Way, Saddle Ridge Drive, Salton Court and Shadow Circle.
- 4 to 5 a.m.:
- Astoria Way, Bell Flower Court, Canter Court, Shearwater Drive, Spicewood Drive, Steeplechase Court, Thornbrook Parkway, Valhalla Court and Winterbrook Court.
If there is not a change in demand in the early morning hours with this voluntary request, an alternating day schedule for irrigation with specific times likely will be required, the release said.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources mandates boil advisories when water pressure drops below 20 pounds per square inch because the low pressure can allow water to flow backward — allowing contaminants into the distribution system. Recent water samples in the area have not found any contaminants, according to the release.
Boil Water Advisory Issued by Greater Harrison PSD
by Bethany Butler, originally posted on June 18, 2016
A Boil Water Advisory has been issued by the Greater Harrison PSD for customers on County Route 25 Mt. Clare Road.
Boil water order issued for Tipton
by Doug Armbruster, originally posted on June 17, 2016
TIPTON — A boil water advisory has been issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for the public water supply in Tipton. KDHE officials issued the advisory due to a loss of pressure, which can result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contaminations.
Boil water advisory in effect for Lower Richland area
by Thomas Lanahan, originally posted on June 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – The City of Columbia Water Works division is advising the water customers of the Lower Richland area to vigorously boil their water for at least one minute before drinking and cooking.
The city has experienced a power outage that affected the pump station in the area. This could possibly result in bacterial contamination of the water in the area.
The city is currently working to correct the problem.
Customers in the area are asked to boil their water until otherwise notified by the City of Columbia Water Works division.
All food processors and restaurants should comply with prescribed USDA and SC DHEC recommendations, respectively. Should you have any questions pertaining to this advisory, please call the Lexington/Richland County Environmental Services at 896-0620.
Questions concerning healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities should be directed to the SC DHEC Division of Health Licensing at 545-4370.
The City of Columbia Customer Care Call Center, 545-3300, may answer other inquiries concerning this Advisory.
Boil advisory issued for Leisure Lake
by Tom Johnson, originally posted on June 17, 2016
Water customers at Leisure Lake have been placed under a precautionary boil advisory. The Grundy County Public Water Supply District issued the advisory this (Friday) morning after water service was set for a customer.
The advisory for rural customers, to boil water for cooking and drinking, will be in effect until further notice is given by the Public Water Supply District office in Trenton.
Boil advisory extended: Water pressure problems continue in southwest Columbia
by Amanda Lundgren, originally posted on June 17, 2016
COLUMBIA — The precautionary boil advisory issued to the Thornbrook and Steeplechase subdivisions earlier this week has been extended through Monday.
City officials suspect that simultaneous use of automated home irrigation systems continue to be the cause. No problems have been found in the water distribution system, according to a Columbia Water and Light news release.
Water and Light has urged residents in the Bradbury Estates, Creek’s Edge, Thornbrook, Steeplechase and Wyndham Ridge subdivisions to follow a voluntary irrigation schedule in order to stagger water usage. The boil advisory will be lifted when there is no longer a substantial drop in water pressure. The pressure must remain above 20 pounds per square inch in order to avoid another advisory.
According to previous Missourian reporting, there is no shortage of water in the area. The problem is that many irrigation systems are turning on at the same time, which places a large demand on the water system and lowers the water pressure.
This isn’t the first time Thornbrook has experienced water issues. In 2008 and 2010, multiple boil advisories were issued for the subdivision in response to water main breaks, according to previous Missourian reporting. In the most recent case, however, there were no water main breaks.
If residents do not start evenly spreading out water usage, Columbia Water and Light will consider assigning a mandatory irrigation schedule for residents until water pressure stabilizes.
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