People all over Benton Harbor are taking precautions over something they use every day — water.
City leaders say the water is safe to drink, but we have spoken to plenty of people who aren’t taking any chances.
Students there are drinking bottled water.
“The buildings are old.
City Manager Darwin Watson says more than 50 people have called with concerns about their water.
The city needs those test results to decide just how many homes have lead or galvanized steel pipes.
Herrera says he’s grateful to city leaders for all the work they’re doing, but he’s going to have his schools tested independently.
So he encourages you to call in and get testing kits: 1-800-815-5485 Reduce your risk of lead exposure The most important thing you can do is run water to flush out potential lead contaminants.
You can reduce your risk of lead exposure from water using the information below: – Run your water to stable, cold temperatures (usually 3 to 5 minutes) before drinking to flush out any potential contaminants.
– Use cold water tap for drinking or cooking.

BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) – Some residents who live in a part of west Bossier City may need to boil their water as a precaution after heavy machinery punctured a water line Thursday night.
According to Traci Landry, public information officer for Bossier City, a construction company struck a water line on Thompson Street near East Texas Street Thursday.
The repair was thought to only take a few hours, but a piece of the tool was still in the line and delayed the repair.
Crews were able to repair the line and restore water; however, some residents may experience low water pressure.
If you do, Landry says you can boil your water as a precaution.
If you live in the area and still have problems, you are urged to contact the city’s pubic works department.

Amid Austin’s citywide water contamination issues, public health officials Thursday said no restaurant has been cited yet for using water straight from the tap nor has anyone been reported sick.
However, they said any illnesses associated with contaminated water would likely lay dormant until next week.
Since Monday, Austin has been under an unprecedented citywide boil water notice, the result of several weeks of rainfall, which set off destructive upstream flooding that flushed exceptional amounts of sediment and contaminants into Austin’s water source.
The citywide boil has impacted business operations throughout the city, forcing some establishments to temporarily close.
On Thursday, Austin Public Health Assistant Director Don Hastings attempted to quell patron worries and said the health department has ramped up inspections and no restaurants have been cited for using dirty water.
The target officials have cited for lifting the boil water notice is Sunday, although Hastings said no one is certain of that deadline.
He acknowledged the length of the boil water notice has been much longer than what is typical, however, this situation, he said, is less risky as well.
Boil notices usually are the result of a water pipe break somewhere along the system.
Those advisories are typically lifted within 24 to 48 hours as public works crews can come out and fix the pipe relatively quickly.
Although the target is Sunday, no one is certain when the water coming in to the treatment plants will fully clear up, which is why Austin Water officials said Wednesday that the situation’s timeline leans heavily on the weather.

Austin Water is still hoping to wrap this boil water notice up by the weekend.
He says the raw turbidity — or clarity — of the Colorado River improved again overnight.
But something else happened Tuesday that was not good.
Meszaros says it’s something they were thinking could happen when they issued the precautionary notice.
"And sure enough, two days later, day and a half later, we did have a turbidity excursion at our Ullrich Treatment plant where we went over the regulatory standard for turbidity so that worked in the sense that we wanted that boil water notice in place before that happened to be as protective as possible.
He spoke with Fox 7 Austin by phone on Wednesday about Austin’s boil water notice and the vulnerability the water utility has being dependent on the a single-source of water…the Colorado River.
Knowing ahead of time that there was going to be a flood with turbid water coming down the river, what did we do to shore up storage?"
Schuster said.
As for the city’s hope to end the boil water notice by the weekend, Schuster thinks it is do-able.
Bottom line — keep boiling.

It is unknown what caused the line to break, but it did cause collateral damage to smaller lines in the area.
The road was closed at 10 a.m., and crews were still working to fix the line at 7 p.m.
MOUNT VERNON — A communication glitch kept city employees from being able to answer resident questions regarding Tuesday’s water main break on North Edgewood Road.
“A breakdown in communications from the work site created issues with our ability to answer questions made to the water office and City Hall,” said Mayor Richard Mavis in a press release issued by email.
Crew members using a backhoe found the break in the 8-inch main line, while other crew members were using computer mapping to find valves that would relieve the water pressure at the break.
However, the pressure at this location required a reduction in order to complete the repair.
Even though valves were found, none seemed to reduce pressure at the break and therefore fire hydrants in the area were opened in order to relieve pressure.
The repairs were completed around 7:30 p.m. and North Edgewood Road was reopened to traffic.
The area that experienced loss of water pressure was not clearly defined because of the turning off and on of various valves while trying to reduce pressure at the break location.
Wednesday morning, the department issued a boil advisory on WENS and the City Facebook at approximately 10 a.m.

PEMBROKE — Residents who lost water because of a break Thursday afternoon in a main water line are under a precautionary 24-hour boil-water advisory.
The break in the 12-inch water main occurred on Normal Street west of Harry West Lane in Pembroke, according to information released by Town Hall.
Water has been restored to most of the affected areas, but the town is still working to restore water to customers in residential areas, such as the Brookfield and Clearview subdivisions, and areas along Normal Street.
Residents who see discolored water coming from their faucets or are experiencing other issues should report the problems to the Public Works Department at 910-521-2458 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or the Pembroke Police Department at 910-521-4333.

A water boil advisory for 1700 through 1845 Cherry Lane, 1814 Hilton Ave., and 1200, 1201 and 1209 Drake Ave. has been lifted.

A preventive boil water advisory goes into effect at 9 p.m. Thursday for some 2,600 homes in Gatineau’s Buckingham sector.
The advisory, due to watermain repairs, covers residents on the east side of the du Lièvre River.
Users should boil tap water for at least a minute before consuming it.
The tap water is safe for bathing, laundry and doing dishes.
If the tap water is discoloured, open the cold water tap and let the water run until it becomes clear again.
Buckingham residents may also notice a drop in water pressure overnight.
The city will notify residents when the advisory is lifted.
When the advisory is lifted, residents should open all cold water taps and let the water run until it is cold before and throw out any ice that was made while the boil water advisory was in effect.
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Mason Water Department has issued a boil-water advisory for the entire water system.
The advisory follows a water main change.
Customers in these areas should boil their water for at least one full minute prior to use until further notice.
Logan County Public Service District has lifted a boil-water advisory for water customers from Big Creek to 14 Mile Mountain and Ridgeview.
Armstrong Public Service District has lifted a boil-water advisory for Craig Hollow and Upper Powellton.

The H-E-B in West Lake Hills was out of water early Monday afternoon.
Randalls on Bee Cave Road was expecting a shipment Monday afternoon.
[LUZ MORENO-LOZANO/WESTLAKE PICAYUNE] @LuzMorenoLozano Residents in West Lake Hills and Rollingwood were being asked to boil their water before using it while Austin Water’s treatment plant stabilizes.
Travis County Water District 10 issued a boil water notice Monday for all its customers drinking and cooking with water.
As a direct customer of the city of Austin, Rollingwood is also affected.
• Boil water intended for drinking.
The water is safe for laundry and for bathing, officials said.
Becky Heiser, who frequents the store, said she boiled water Monday morning and was hoping to also stock up on bottled water for her home.
“We are expecting this to go through the week and are asking all our customers to check back.” The H-E-B on Capitol of Texas Highway (Loop 360) in the Village at Westlake shopping center was also out of bottled water but encouraged customers to purchase sparkling water until a new shipment reached the store.
“I’m a little late to the party so we will just have to boil some water and put in the fridge for (the kids).” Marti Kirchem said she normally drinks sparking water and figured she would be OK when she went to the store Monday afternoon, but when she got there the H-E-B brand canned sparkling water she normally drinks was gone.