by Staff Reports, originally posted on June 7, 2016

 

A water main break on International Drive has resulted in Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp. customers west of International Drive being issued a boil water advisory.

Customers who live on County Road 450S, State Road 58 and all roads that intersect with State Road 58 and County Road 450S in the Grandview Lake Area, Lutheran Lake area, Ogilville and Waymansville are affected. All customers who live south of County Road 300S are also within the boil advisory.

The boil advisory continues through noon Thursday. Customers should bring their water to a full boil for five minutes before consumption or use in cooking or food preparation.

originally posted on June 7, 2016

 

The City of New Carlisle was under a water boil advisory from Friday evening until Sunday morning. The advisory was the result of a “water test for bacteria on June 2 that came back Total Coliform Positive,” according to City Public Service Director Howard Kitko. A subsequent test came back negative, and the advisory was lifted.
“It could have been a contaminated sample,” said Water Superintendent Jason Rose. “The sample could have been contaminated in a number of ways.” Rose said that the EPA was out on Monday and cleared the city’s system. “We believe it was a false positive,” said Rose.

Some city residents were not happy with the way the notification was handled.

The city has a “one-call” system that allows the city to send phone messages to residents to disseminate crucial information. A “one-call” was put out for the boil advisory, but several residents complained to Council that they did not receive that call. City Manager Randy Bridge stated that the system is operated by the county and that all the city does is initiate the calls.
“I authorized the call for the boil advisory,” said Kitko. “I called it in, they responded with a sample call to check for accuracy and clarity and I approved it.”

“I know several people who didn’t know about the advisory,” said resident Grace Myers. She said that several years ago, someone would drive up the streets with a bullhorn with important announcements. “You’re expecting everyone to be connected,” she said. “Many are not.”

“If we had done the bullhorn, we probably would have induced panic,” said Bridge. “If it were more severe, those types of actions might be appropriate.”

Bridge said that the city has procedures in place to notify people. “It’s your responsibility to take advantage of them,” he said.

The New Carlisle News sent two questions to the City regarding the quality of water, but no response was received. At the council meeting, we asked if a response would be coming, and City Manager Randy Bridge said, “Maybe. We don’t have to respond to media requests.”

Resident Rick Brest expressed concern that no one from the city was available to the public to answer questions. “The notice said there was a boil advisory,” said Brest. “There were no other details. I called all weekend.”

Bridge brought up the possibility of a recording at the City’s number to pass along information when the offices are closed.

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The City of New Carlisle issued the following statement on Tuesday, June 7:

On Friday, June 3, 2016 the City of New Carlisle issued a precautionary boil advisory for water consumption. The boil advisory was lifted on the morning of Sunday, June 5, 2016.

A special purpose sample was collected on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 from a tap in the City’s Water Treatment Plant. This sample tested positive for total coliform/E. coli. The results from this sample were received by the City of New Carlisle on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Repeat sampling is recommended by the EPA for verification prior to issuing a boil advisory

Due to the positive sample result, a set of 3 samples was collected on Thursday, June 2, 2016. The samples were taken from the License Bureau, the New Carlisle Family Practice, and same Water Treatment Plant tap.

The City received the results from the laboratory on at approximately 6:45 PM on Friday Evening June 3, 2016. The results of these samples showed negative results for the samples taken from the License Bureau and the New Carlisle Family Practice while the Water Plant tap sample tested positive for total coliform, negative for E. coli.

The Water Superintendent immediately contacted the City Manager and Public Service Director to advise issuing a precautionary boil advisory. All aspects of the City’s Contingency Plan were followed to issue the boil advisory, including all state and local procedures.

Due to a positive special purpose sample and a positive repeat special purpose sample it was determined to issue a precautionary boil advisory. Media outlets (radio and television) were then contacted as well as the Clark County Emergency Management’s Hyper-Reach program. The City also listed the notification on the City’s website and local Facebook Groups.

On the evening of Friday, June 3, 2016 an additional 9 samples were collected for testing. The samples were collected from the following places: Water Treatment Plant, 3 Wells, 2 Water Towers, the City Building, Speedway, and the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. These samples were sent to the City of Eaton, Ohio for testing.

The results from the 9 samples were sent to the City of New Carlisle at approximately 9:30AM on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Upon certification from the City of New Carlisle’s Water Superintendent, all samples tested negative and the City then began following our procedures to lift the precautionary boil advisory, to include contacting the media, the Hyper-Reach System, and local Facebook Groups.

For the safety of our citizens, business owners and visitors, the City issued a precautionary boil advisory and re-sampled and sent to a different laboratory for analysis. Once the re-samples were confirmed negative, the City lifted the precautionary boil advisory.

The City understands this was an inconvenience. To ensure the continued health of all that live, work, and play in the great City of New Carlisle, a precautionary boil advisory was recommended and quickly, without delay, put into action.

 

by Nancy Simpson, originally published on Jun 7, 2016

 

Homes and businesses north of Nixa are under a boil water advisory.

RDE Water Company says a water main break caused low pressure system wide.

Water samples are being processed to check for bacteria contamination.

The results should be back by noon, June 8.

 

 

by Dusty Crochet, originally published on June 7, 2016

 

PARKS, La. (KLFY) – The Village of Parks Water System has announced that it will shut down at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon for an emergency leak repair.

A water boil advisory will be in effect once the repair is finished and will remain in effect until water samples have been cleared for consumption by DHH.

Affected residents should remember to bring your water to a rolling boil for one full minute before consumption.

 

 

by Caroline Flores, originally posted on May 22, 2016

 

PORTLAND –

People here are having to find ways around the water boil advisory. Businesses in Portland are benefiting. Many people from Corpus Christi are taking a drive over the Harbor Bridge for some worry-free meals and drinks.

Walking into Starbucks hearing the cashier say, “Welcome to Starbucks what can I get you?” was music to Corpus Christi ears. Folks traveled all the way to Portland for a certain kind of craving.

“Starbucks coffee. I mean the water boil has everyone just like freaking out so we were like we need Starbucks! We have to go,” said Anjoane Woodson, who drove from Corpus Christi to Portland just for some Starbucks.

Ever since the water boil advisory was announced Starbucks staff says sales have gone through the roof. They even have had to bring in help from the Corpus Christi locations to keep up with the demand.

“We’re getting calls like every minute, hey are y’all open are y’all open? Cus Corpus isn’t. So there’s been a lot of people driving,” said Loren Wicke, Starbucks shift supervisor.

Coffee shops aren’t the only businesses benefiting from the water boil. Mike Cotten’s BBQ says their business has doubled since Corpus Christi announced the water boil advisory.

“I knew we would get some traffic, I didn’t think it would have been that busy like it was last night. I mean we were on a wait for well over an hour and yeah we had a line out the door,” said Mike Cotten, owner of Mike Cotten’s BBQ.

As expected, most everyone is excited to get the fountain drinks, tea, and water they can’t get at in Corpus Christi.

“Just drive across the bridge. It’s a few minutes but you don’t have to worry about the water contamination or anything,” said Ernest Hiracheta, who drove from Corpus Christi to Portland for lunch.

Like Starbucks, Mike Cotten’s BBQ has had to bring on extra help to keep up with their constant flow of people.

“We’re definitely seeing the increase, and we’re liking it,” said Cotten.

The hope is they will make loyal customers of the Corpus Christi visitors so they will visit even after the water boil is lifted.

Valley Public Service Authority issuing Boil Water Advisory beginning Tuesday.
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — Some customers of Valley Public Service Authority Water System will be on a boil water advisory beginning Tuesday.
According to the system, residents living on the following roads will have to boil their water: – Pinegrove Road – Old Chavous Road – Bailey Drive – Sapp Drive – Divine Drive – Pepper Branch Road – Scottsville Road – C.C.
Camp Road – Storm Court – Portions of Storm Branch Road The service will be interrupted for repairs on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Once restored, the affected customers will then have to boil their water.
While there is no confirmed contamination, the potential for contamination exists due to the interruption in service.
VPSA recommends that you boil water for at least one full minute prior to drinking or cooking.
Also, do not use ice made from water which has not been boiled.
DHEC is currently working with the water system to fix the issue.
If you are a VPSA customer and you have questions, contact the water system at (803) 593-2053.

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