Boil advisory issued for Consolidated Water customers

originally posted on June 15, 2016

 

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. – The Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 has issued a boil advisory for customers located in Boone County.

Consolidated Water told ABC 17 News Wednesday night that they experienced a leak in the water main. In some cases, customers may experience little to no water pressure.

The advisory will last until noon Friday.

Water service to customers is affected along Highway VV and Old Highway 63 north between Mauller Road and Foster Road, Dripping Springs Road east of Highway VV, Botner Road to CB Lewis Road, Worstell Lane, Starla Road & Starla Court, Hinton Road, Cabo Lane, Wee Jo Court, Small Lane, Mauller Road, Wade School Road, Akeman Road between Highway VV and Wade School Road and Bon Gor Court.

The following neighborhoods are also affected: Street Estates, Kincade Crossing and County Downs subdivisons and Green Hills mobile home park.

Consolidated Water provided this guide on how to get clean drinking water.

  1. The utility suggests customers boil water for at least three minutes. Use it only for drinking water, brushing teeth and for preparing food.
  2.  Customers should not use ice from an automatic ice maker or any ice made from unboiled water.
  3. Disinfect dishes and other food contact surface areas for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water.
  4. Water used for hand-washing or bathing doesn’t typically need to be boiled.

Water main breaks near Picacho and Third

originally posted on June 15, 2016

 

LAS CRUCES – It took about eight hours Wednesday for the city of Las Cruces Water Resources Department to repair a water main break that occurred near Picacho Avenue and Third Street.

The break was to a 12-inch water line, that left some Las Cruces residents and businesses without water, and other homes and businesses with experienced discolored water. Other homes and businesses experienced low water pressure.

“Wow, it had an interesting piping,” said Adrienne Widmer, water resources administrator for the city of Las Cruces. “It was on the north side of Picacho (Avenue) where most of homes and businesses were without water.

“We also got quite a few calls about discolored water. It was pretty widespread, up to portions of the Mesquite Street area. That’s not unusual with a pretty large main break.”

Crews were still trying to determine what could have caused the water main break Wednesday afternoon. But a combination of age, typical use of the water line, and wear and tear may have contributed to break.

“It just happens now and again,” Widmer said. “It just came apart.”

Widmer added it could several days before city officials could determine how many residents were affected by the water main break.

City officials emphasized the water remains safe to drink. However, residents affected by the break are encouraged to hold off washing laundry until the water becomes clear. The discoloration should disappear within 24 hours. If it does not, residents should flush all faucets in the home or business for five minutes.

If the discoloration remains, call the city of Las Cruces, 575-526-0500, for assistance.

Boil advisory lifted for southwestern Columbia neighborhoods

by Kesley Kerwin, originally posted on June 30, 2016

 

COLUMBIA, Mo – UPDATE 6/24: A precautionary boil advisory was lifted Friday for hundreds of residents in southwest Columbia.

The city said normal water pressure had returned to the Thornbrook and Steeplechase neighborhoods.

Columbia Water and Light said it believed residents changing their irrigation schedules helped improve the pressure.

A majority of residents in the area had their irrigation systems set to the default settings of Monday, Wednesday and Friday, which were the days the pressure was low.

Columbia Water and Light will continue to ask residents to due the voluntary irrigation schedule to make sure water pressure doesn’t continue to drop.

UPDATE 6/23: City of Columbia’s Water and Light & Columbia Fire Department went to neighborhoods today in Southwest Columbia to remind residents of the voluntary irrigation schedule.

The city & fire department went door knocking to advise residents to make sure to change their irrigation times to the voluntary schedule.

UPDATE 6/22: City leaders are continuing to urge residents in southwestern Columbia to follow the voluntary irrigation schedule because water pressure is continuing to drop.

City leaders say if in the next couple of weeks the water pressure continues to drop they might have to look at other solutions, which could mean a ban in irrigation.

Ryan Williams, Assistant Director of Columbia Water & Light says this boil advisory is important because not only does it affect residents water but also affects how firefighters fight fires.

The city says with the continued growth in the southwest region of Columbia, their infrastructure can handle all new construction and future construction.

The city will be out in southwest neighborhoods Thursday June 23rd to answer any questions and to remind residents of the advisory,

UPDATE 6/17: City officials said the water pressure in the Thornbrook and Steeplechase Subdivisions dropped again early Friday morning.

The city has extended the precautionary boil advisory for the area until Monday June 20th.

Data shows the water pressure is dropping starting around 4 a.m. The city said it appears the irrigation system demand is causing the problem.

Columbia Water & Light is still urging residents to use a voluntary irrigation schedule in the Bradbury Estates, Creek’s Edge, Thornbrook, Steeplechase, and Wyndham Ridge subdivisions so all of the sprinkler systems do not operate at the same time.

Ryan Williams, assistant utilities director for Columbia Water & Light, said this is the fastest short-term solution to lift the boil advisory.

UPDATE 6/16: Columbia City leaders say residents on the southwest parts of town are following the voluntary irrigation schedule.

After doing some testing in the morning, Steven Sapp told ABC 17 news that the water pressure is slowly starting to rise, and not fall below.

Sapp also says that due to the hotter weather water usage has gone up by nearly 4 million gallons compared to several weeks ago.

As of now, no rate structure or penalties will be in place or discussed for residents who don’t follow future orders or use too much water.

The city will soon start to look at ways to reduce water usage if weather conditions continue.

The precautionary boil advisory for residents still remains in effect till Friday, June 17th, at 12 p.m.

UPDATE 6/15: Columbia Water & Light says outside water demands are likely causing a pressure problem in some southwestern Columbia subdivisions this week.

Officials say water flow data loggers show that starting around 4 a.m., the water pressure is dropping substantially with the hot, dry weather.

Columbia Water & Light is suggesting a voluntary irrigation schedule for residents in the Bradbury Estates, Creek’s Edge, Thornbrook, Steeplechase, and Wyndham Ridge subdivisions so all of the sprinkler systems do not operate at the same time.

Columbia Water & Light says until it can be assured that the pressure will not drop below 20 psi, the precautionary boil advisory for residents of the Thornbrook subdivision in southwestern Columbia will remain in place. However it says of the water samples that have been tested, no contaminants have been found.

The utility is suggesting that customers who are served by the same water distribution pipes all follow the utility’s suggested schedule.

The schedule is for the following subdivisions: Bradbury Estates, Creek’s Edge, Thornbrook, Steeplechase and Wyndham Ridge subdivisions. The customers in the area have been divided into five groups that will be asked to set their sprinkler timers between midnight and 4 a.m.

If this rotating of the schedule levels off the demand so there is not a substantial drop in pressure, then the boil advisory will be lifted. If there is not a change in demand in the early morning hours with this voluntary request, then an alternating day schedule with specific times could be suggested.

Water utility modeling shows that there is adequate piping in place to meet customers’ water needs, if the demand for water does not spike at certain times of the day. The subdivisions in this area of town are different than other areas of the city since they are on the boundaries of the water territory and the elevation is higher. Columbia Water & Light says it is researching a long-term solution to the low water pressure issue.

UPDATE 6/14: The precautionary water boil advisory will continue to be in effect for the Thornbrook subdivision until Wednesday.

Water utility crews are working to find out what caused the water pressure to drop sharply Monday morning.

“Because we haven’t found the solution to the problem, even though this morning, the pressure didn’t drop as much, we’re not going to take any risks,” said Connie Kacprowicz with Water and Light. “We’re going to have the precautionary boil advisory until at least tomorrow and make sure we’re in a safe zone.”

It still suspects sprinkler systems is the reason behind the drop and many Thornbrook residents said they plan on staggering their schedules to make sure to avoid a drop in water pressure, which could cause a serious boil order to go into effect.

“Anything that someone can do voluntarily to help us as far as that low pressure first thing in the morning is helpful,” said Kacprowicz.

Demand for water has increased by millions of gallons in the past week across Columbia, probably due to the dry weather. Kacprowicz said the city does have plenty of clean water to supply residents with.

“The water treatment plant is in McBaine and there’s a 44 billion gallon aquifer there,” she said. “Our water supply is not only clean but it’s plentiful. But we don’t want to waste it.”

People should water their lawns and plants in the early morning or evening when the sun isn’t out to dry it out.

Shaun Henry oversees grounds maintenance with Atkins. He said a rule of thumb for lawns is to water deep and less often. He also suggested running shorter cycles twice a day instead of once for a longer time.

Finally, he said it is more efficient to have a professionally installed system because it will use water better than someone who is attaching a sprinkler head to a garden hose.

6/13: Columbia Water and Light has issued a precautionary water boil advisory for the Thornbrook subdivision in Columbia.

Officials say watering in Columbia has greatly increased due to the hot, dry weather. With this increased usage, Water and Light officials say residents of the Thornbrook subdivision contacted them about a drop in water pressure during the early morning hours Monday.

Columbia water utility staff members say they have been investigating the low pressure issue so the problem could be resolved. As part of this research, water flow data loggers were put on the water distribution system in the Thornbrook neighborhood.

Officials say between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. Monday, the water pressure dropped below 20 psi. This was reported to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and they instructed Columbia Water & Light to call a precautionary boil advisory.

DNR apparently requires utilities to call boil advisories when the pressure drops below 20 psi because it could cause a backflow situation where something could be siphoned into the water distribution system.

Columbia Water & Light says around 600 Thornbrook subdivision customers in southwest Columbia will be notified by a phone call about the precautionary boil advisory. Customers are urged to take the following steps until notified by Columbia Water & Light:

·         Boil water for three minutes prior to using it for cooking or drinking.

·         Do not consume ice from an automatic ice maker. Remake ice with water that has been boiled for three minutes.

·         Wash dishes and food contact surfaces by immersing for one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented bleach per gallon of water.

Columbia’s water division staff says it is continuing to do more research in the area to ensure there are no problems with the water distribution system that would be causing the drop in water pressure.

Since the pressure is spiking at one point in the early morning hours, they say it could be that all the sprinkler systems in the area are programmed to start at the same time. Water & Light officials say a detailed investigation of water use patterns is being studied. If it is a water demand issue due to sprinklers, they say crews will then develop a plan for alternating water schedules.

 

BOIL ALERT: Fairfield County village under advisory for waterline repair

by Csaba Sukosd, originally posted on June 15, 2016

 

MILLERSPORT, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Village of Millersport Water Department is issuing a precautionary boil advisory due a to main waterline repair at the high school.

The advisory is for the following areas:

  • All of Summerland Beach Road
  • 11708 thru 11777 Broad Street
  • 11723 thru 11825 Lancaster Street
  • 2402 thru 3320 Blacklick Eastern Road.

Until further notice, the village is asking consumer’s vigorously boil, for at least one minute, any water used for drinking (including water to make ice), cooking or oral hygiene.

Boil-advisory in effect Wednesday afternoon

originally posted on June 14, 2016

 

Residents in the Hickory Hill subdivision will be without water from 9 a.m. until about noon tomorrow for a water main repair.

Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp. reports that after the work is finished, customers will be under a boil water advisory until 4 p.m. Friday. You should boil water for five minutes before drinking it or using it in any food preparation.

Boil water notices

originally posted on June 14, 2016

 

Beckley Water Company has issued a boil water advisory from Astoria Drive to the end of Glenview Road, including all side streets due to booster pump failure caused by a power failure.

Customers are advised to bring all water to a full rolling boil, let it boil for one minute and let cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, bathing, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

Richwood Water Department has lifted the boil advisory issued for the South End of Oakford from the red light to Oakford Bridge, including all side streets and Edgewood Avenue, Valley Avenue, Railroad Avenue, School Street, Home Street, White Avenue and BFG Street.

Beckley Water Company has lifted the advisory for Hinton Road in Shady Spring from White Oak Baptist Church to the end of the system in White Oak, including all side streets.

 

Parts of Neches under boil water advisory

originally posted on June 14, 2016

 

Residents in parts of Neches are under a boil water advisory.

The Neches Water Supply Corporation customers north of Anderson County Road 342 are under the advisory.

Due to conditions in the Neches Water Supply water system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption.

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking cooking and ice making should be boiled to consumption.

The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source. When it is no longer necessary to boil water, water system officials will notify you.

If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Dianne at Neches Water Supply, 903-584-3316.

Boil Advisory issued in Thornwell

originally posted on June 15, 2016

 

Jeff Davis Water & Sewer Commission #1 located in Thornwell has issued a boil advisory due to a break in a 12 inch water main located on Hwy. 99.

The boil advisory will remain in effect until further notice.  Customers are experiencing low water pressure with some customers having no water.

The areas that are affected are: Customers on and west of Hwy.99, customers on Hwy. 382,customers on Hwy. 90 east and west of Hwy. 382 and the community of Roanoke.

Concern mounts as some Four Corners residents still under boil order

by Devin Neeley, originally posted on June 13, 2016

 

CROUCH MESA, NM — Around 6,000 people are being forced to boil their water in the Four Corners due to concerns over contamination in two area water systems.

Users of Harvest Gold and Morningstar water have been under the order since June 3. Morning Star users were asked to boil the week before—but some users say the problem goes much further back than that.

“You heard the saying, when you go to Mexico, don’t drink the water? Well when you buy up here, don’t drink the water… it is the nastiest stuff,” said Kent Wilkinson.

He has owned his property on the mesa for more than 30 years and has lived there at least 20.

“What most people do up here is buy bottled water, because the water is so nasty you cannot drink it,” he said.

Wilkinson says he has installed filters on his water system, before it comes into the house. He says the filters should last six months, but he is replacing them every week. He still won’t drink the water.

Along with the boil orders frustrating residents, another big concern is that some residents are just learning about the boil advisory.

“I had a gentleman call me today and said he just found out. That is concerning,” said Thomas Barrow, the Operations Manager of Animas Valley Water. AV Water runs both Harvest Gold and Morningstar Water systems.

Barrow says the first notification, sent around May 31, was done through the county’s 911 call back system, but the wrong people were notified.

“The people that needed it didn’t get it,” he said.

That boil order was rescinded, but was replaced on June 3 with an announcement from the NM Environment Department.

Barrow says they’re working on a new alert system that would require a positive response from a water user. He says they are working to update the database with users’ info now.

He says the water plant is just not working right now, and the problem is compounded by muddy water from the Animas River that the plant just can’t handle.

Kent Wilkinson still isn’t happy about the bad water he says he has been getting all this time.

“If I hadn’t had the property so long, I might sell out and get out of here, let somebody else deal with it,” he said. “But that’s not right either.”

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Lemannville Area

originally posted on June 13, 2016

 

DONALDSONVILLE – Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa announced Saturday evening customers of Ascension Consolidated Utilities District #1 (ACUD 1) that live in the Lemannville area along La. Hwy. 18 east of Donaldsonville, and north of the Sunshine Bridge (La. 70) are currently under a boil water advisory. Water may be consumed after boiling for at least 20 minutes, and is safe to wash with, parish officials said.

For more information, contact Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Rick Webre at (225) 620-2020.