Boil water advisory lifted in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.
(WJBK) – The Great Lakes Water Authority has lifted the boil water advisory in Hamtramck, Highland Park and parts of Detroit after the second round of testing came back clear Friday.
The city says people are no longer advised to boil their water for drinking and cooking purposes.
Dozens of schools were closed again in Friday, including 29 schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
The closings were a precaution following the advisory, which was announced earlier this week.
Students should expect to return to school on Monday.
The Great Lakes Water Authority says its Water Works Park Water Treatment Facility on Tuesday had an equipment malfunction that caused low water pressure.
The problem was addressed, but the advisory was issued due to concerns that bacteria could have gotten into the system.
Boil water advisory lifted in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park The affected area included downtown Detroit and the campus of Wayne State University, where signs were posted on drinking fountains warning people not to drink the water.

Boil water advisory lifted in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.
(WJBK) – The Great Lakes Water Authority has lifted the boil water advisory in Hamtramck, Highland Park and parts of Detroit after the second round of testing came back clear Friday.
The city says people are no longer advised to boil their water for drinking and cooking purposes.
Dozens of schools were closed again in Friday, including 29 schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
The closings were a precaution following the advisory, which was announced earlier this week.
Students should expect to return to school on Monday.
The Great Lakes Water Authority says its Water Works Park Water Treatment Facility on Tuesday had an equipment malfunction that caused low water pressure.
The problem was addressed, but the advisory was issued due to concerns that bacteria could have gotten into the system.
Boil water advisory lifted in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park The affected area included downtown Detroit and the campus of Wayne State University, where signs were posted on drinking fountains warning people not to drink the water.

Under Boil Water Advisory After Water Main Break.
Crews were hard at work Friday trying to patch up a water main.
It left many people and businesses without water throughout the night and into Friday morning.
The main broke around 9:30 p.m. Thursday on M-80 in Kinross Charter Twp.
Crews closed the road between Water Tower Dr. and Meehan St. until about 2 p.m. Friday.
"I was all ready to close today," Pizza Patch owner Robert Huntley said.
"To be without water, you know, we’re behind a little bit, but we’re catching up."
"The biggest customer that was affected was Kinross Correctional Facility," Masterson said.
"We try not to shut their water off very often."
"In corrections no day is the same," Michigan Department of Corrections spokesperson Chris Gautz said.

Detroit boil-water advisory lifted.
The second round of test results came back clear, finding "nothing wrong with the water," according to a statement from the Great Lakes Water Authority.
People in affected areas this week had to boil their water before drinking it or using it to cook, in case it was contaminated with bacteria.
"While the boil water advisory has been lifted, DWSD recommends that if water has not been used for six hours or more, water should run from the tap until it is cold and continue to run for an additional two minutes for fresh water," according to a news release from Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
Related: The department reported that the possibility of bacterial contamination occurred when an equipment malfunction caused a temporary drop in pressure from one pump at the system’s big water-treatment plant on East Jefferson, at the former Water Works Park (long closed to the public).
The facility is operated by the Great Lakes Water Authority.
"Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout the environment," a previous news release said.
In today’s news release, the department said that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality standard for issuing a boil-water advisory occurs when water presser falls below 20 pounds per square inch.
Detroit’s pressure never fell that far, but the advisory was issued as a precaution, according to the release.
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Boil Water Advisory To Keep Detroit, Hamtramck Schools Closed Friday.
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – More than two dozen public schools in Detroit will remain closed Friday due to a boil water advisory covering parts of the city and the enclaves of Hamtramck and Highland Park.
Schools in Hamtramck will also be closed Friday for a third-straight day.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District says that after the advisory is lifted water lines in the 29 schools will be flushed with running water prior to Monday morning’s start of classes.
The Detroit schools were closed Thursday as a precaution following the advisory, which was announced earlier this week.
An equipment malfunction at a Great Lakes Water Authority treatment facility on Tuesday caused low water pressure.
The problem was addressed, but the advisory was issued due to concerns that bacteria could have gotten into the system.
Customers will be advised when the boil water advisory has been lifted, which is expected by noon Friday.
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Classes canceled; water boil advisory is in effect.
The affected area includes Randolph Street south to the Platte County Line and U.S. Highway 59 east to Noyes Boulevard.
The area includes Lake Contrary and Rushville.
The order affects approximately 16,500 customers.
Customers should bring their water to a rolling boil for three minutes before using it for drinking or cooking.
Tap water is safe for bathing and washing clothes.
The St. Joseph School District canceled classes due to the boil order, saying in a press release “the advisory area impacts more than half of the schools in our district, we are unable to supply enough drinking water to each building in a timely manner.
“We decided it would be in the best interest of our students’ safety to cancel classes for the day.” The precautionary advisory will be in effect until water quality samples confirm that the water is safe for consumption.
Customers who have provided contact information to Missouri American Water will be notified via the company’s emergency notification system.
Customers also can check the Missouri American Water Facebook Page for updates.

DETROIT – Parts of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park are still under a boil water advisory Thursday after a temporary drop in water pressure on Tuesday night might have caused a potential bacterial contamination in the water system.
Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using it, or use bottled water.
Crews from the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department are working to get pressure restored, and water staff flushed and took bacteriological samples from around the system.
If residents or businesses have no water service in the area affected by the advisory, they are asked to call the DWSD emergency line at 313-267-7401.
Detroit schools closed Dozens of Detroit public schools closed Thursday because parents were concerned about their children drinking the city’s water.
"As a further precautionary measure, the district has made the decision to close the 26 schools in the affected area and to err on the side of caution," officials said in a statement.
Click here to view the list of Detroit public schools closed by the boil water advisory.
But officials said they received a lot of calls from parents who are concerned and upset that their children were drinking the water on Wednesday and didn’t realize that they were under a boil water advisory.
DPSCD was given a list of schools affected by the advisory on Wednesday morning, but it wasn’t complete.
My concern is our staff and our students were there all day consuming this water," parent Lamethia Champion said.

DETROIT – Parts of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park are still under a boil water advisory Thursday after a temporary drop in water pressure on Tuesday night might have caused a potential bacterial contamination in the water system.
Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using it, or use bottled water.
Crews from the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department are working to get pressure restored, and water staff flushed and took bacteriological samples from around the system.
If residents or businesses have no water service in the area affected by the advisory, they are asked to call the DWSD emergency line at 313-267-7401.
Detroit schools closed Dozens of Detroit public schools closed Thursday because parents were concerned about their children drinking the city’s water.
"As a further precautionary measure, the district has made the decision to close the 26 schools in the affected area and to err on the side of caution," officials said in a statement.
Click here to view the list of Detroit public schools closed by the boil water advisory.
But officials said they received a lot of calls from parents who are concerned and upset that their children were drinking the water on Wednesday and didn’t realize that they were under a boil water advisory.
DPSCD was given a list of schools affected by the advisory on Wednesday morning, but it wasn’t complete.
My concern is our staff and our students were there all day consuming this water," parent Lamethia Champion said.

Detroit Boil Water Advisory: First Tests Come Back Clear.
DETROIT (WWJ) – Officials say the first round of tests came back clear while a big chunk of the city of Detroit remains under a boil water advisory.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said in a media release, Thursday afternoon, that while the results of the tests by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) “are a sign that there is nothing wrong with the water,” the advisory will remain in effect at least until noon on Friday, to be safe.
Upon a second clear result, the GLWA will recommend that the boil water advisory be lifted.
This includes downtown Detroit and the campus of Wayne State University, along with all of Highland Park and Hamtramck.
Meantime, dozens of Detroit schools were closed as a result, and numerous local business have been affected.
Grace Forrest, a barista at Roasting Plant in Campus Martius, said they’re using bottled water to wash the dishes and aren’t able to serve iced coffee.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Any residents or businesses without water service in the defined area is urged to contact the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s emergency line at 313-267-7401.

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Northeast Chatham County.
Chatham County Water Utilities has issued a boil water advisory for the northeast portion of the county.
The advisory was caused by a water leak causing a drop in water system pressure.
Officials said the leak was repaired on Thursday morning but did not say how long the leak lasted.
“We are issuing the boil water notice as a precaution due to the pressure drop in the system,” assistant county manager Dan LaMontagne said in a release.
“We do not expect this to last more than one day.” County officials had started calling the affected residences and businesses to alert them of the notice on Thursday.
The impacted communities are Mann’s Chapel Road, Hamlet’s Chapel Road, Mt.
Gilead Church Road, Bynum Bridge Road and Highway 15/501 south of Jack Bennett Road.
Several other communities were affected including Hudson Hills, The Hamptons, Bynum, Briar Chapel, Fearrington Village, Galloway Ridge, Hamlet Grove, Prestonwood, Horizon and Moneterrane.
Anyone with questions is asked to contact Water Utilities at (919) 542-8270.