Boil order issued after water main break on Curry Road
UPDATE: The Schenectady County Department of Environmental Health has issued a boil water order for parts of Rotterdam due to a water main break.
Residents of Curry Road between Altamont Ave. and Marlette Street, all of Stuart Street, all of Duglin Avenue, all of Bigsby Village, and all of Curry Manor are ordered to boil water before drinking it or using it for culinary purposes.
To do so, bring water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using.
Alternately, use bottled water certified for sale by the New York State Department of Health.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice.
ROTTERDAM — The Town of Rotterdam Water Department is currently repairing a water main break on Curry Road.
The repair is located between the Altamont Avenue and Deforest Street intersections.
Residents may be experiencing low or no water pressure.
Currently, and for the foreseeable future, both the east and westbound lanes of Curry Road between Altamont Avenue and Deforest Street are closed.
Officials ask that motorists use other routes until the repairs are completed.
Bedford Residents May Get Uncontaminated Water From Manchester
State officials say they’re close to finalizing a deal that would bring clean water to Bedford residents whose wells have been contaminated with toxic chemicals called PFCs since 2016.
The contamination likely came from air emissions at the nearby Saint Gobain Plastics Plant.
Since then, many residents have been drinking bottled water as they wait for Saint Gobain to pay to connect them to Manchester’s water system.
That deal has been delayed since last year amid negotiations over what homes should be included.
The state expects Saint Gobain to agree to include all the affected homes by the end of next month.
If not, the next step could be suing.
The meeting also covered results from blood tests, done last fall and already announced in other nearby towns.
They show residents who live closer to Saint Gobain are more likely to have elevated levels of certain PFCs in their blood.
Some studies have linked PFCs to cancer and other issues.
They were commonly used into recent decades in a range of manmade, household products.
Residents near coal ash sites mark 1,000 days living on bottled water
BELMONT, N.C. – Thursday marks the 1,000th day that some residents near coal ash sites have been drinking bottled water.
Protesters stacked bottled water as high as they could outside Duke Energy headquarters Thursday.
In 2015, Duke Energy started providing bottled water to residents near coal ash sites after the state sent letters warning them not to drink their well water.
Those letters were eventually rescinded, but Duke Energy continued to send water to comply with a state law that mandates that the company provides a new drinking water supply to some residents.
"There is no impact from coal ash basins, but we want to take the issue off the table once and for all, making an investment that benefits all of our customers,” Duke Energy spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said.
“Folks are getting hooked up to existing lines.
We’re building new lines,” Sheehan said.
Duke Energy said some residents have been unresponsive when questioned about these new drinking water supplies.
The law requires Duke Energy to complete the work by October of 2018.
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Thousands affected by water bug find
Bristol Water said cryptosporidium was found at Clevedon works, which was taken out of operation on Thursday.
Around 7,000 properties in the BS21 and BS49 are affected and some schools have been closed.
The company said it was supplying bottled water to vulnerable customers.
Schools in Clevedon which are closed on Friday as a precaution are: Clevedon School St John the Evangelist School Mary Elton Primary School Bristol Water said notices were also being delivered by hand to affected residential properties.
Automatic compensation Bristol Water said the boil advice was likely to remain in place until further notice.
Compensation of £10 will automatically be paid to affected customers, the company said in a statement.
Thara Raj, a health protection consultant for Public Health England South West, said: "The level of cryptosporidium detected in the water supply is low and the advice to boil the water is a precaution.
"If people feel unwell or experience symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting they should contact NHS 111.
If your symptoms become severe, you should contact your GP."
What is cryptosporidium?
Urgent alert as diarrhoea and vomiting bug is found in tap water – putting kids at risk
AN urgent warning has been issued to people who live in Clevedon to boil their tap water before drinking it after a parasite that causes diarrhoea and vomiting was found in the water system.
Boiling the water kills the parasite and makes it safe to drink The company issued the warning yesterday and it is expected to remain in place for at least 48 hours.
"We expected the boil water notice will still be in place today and tomorrow but we will inform customers as soon as it can be removed."
Bottled water is being handed out to vulnerable residents and two schools, Clevedon School and Mary Elton Primary School, have been closed for the day.
"If people feel unwell or experience symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting they should contact NHS 111.
"If your symptoms become severe, you should contact your GP."
It is spread to people through soil, water, or surfaces that have been contaminated with the poo of an infected person.
There is no specific treatment but antidiarrheal medication and plenty of rest and fluids will help.
If you think you have cryptosporidium you should speak to your GP.
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Axtell dealing with Moore Water System outage
The problem is likely to continue into next week as a company from California travels to the community east of Waco to patch a damaged well.
Issues with service provided by the decades-old water company have customers using Facebook to share updates, including news that Stuart Parsons, owner of Parsons Roofing and BSR Cable Park, has agreed to loan the water company $30,000 to cover the cost of repairs.
Some residents said the water outage has meant taking showers at the homes of friends and family members, or doing without, and relying on bottled water provided by the water company, students in the Axtell Independent School District, Dr Pepper and relatives.
Several residents said they have grown weary of brown or foul-tasting water even when the supply is adequate, while others complain they never see their meters being read and have not received water bills in months, even years, and worry about the viability of Moore Water System.
“I’ve been out of water since Jan. 1, and this is not the first time,” said Sharon Kerr, 49, who lives in Axtell’s Beaver Lake subdivision.
“It’s an ongoing situation that seems to be getting worse.” A real estate agent and in good health, Kerr said she probably is better able to cope with the inconvenience than others, but she expressed concern for the many older residents and those who raise livestock.
I’ve heard one excuse after the other, and I’m beyond frustrated.” Moore, who was handing out bottled water Thursday to people who stopped by his place of business, said he shares in the aggravation.
“My wife and I are on the same water system, so I am well aware of how people feel, but I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.
“I think people will notice improvement in the quality and taste of the water once these repairs are completed.” Moore said Jurgensen Pump, of Valley Mills, using a camera, discovered a crack in the well shaft 1,700 feet underground.
The flaw was allowing soil and silt to make their way into the well water, “making it appear brackish,” and fouling its taste, Moore said.
Michigan Accuses Shoe Manufacturer of Polluting Drinking Water
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CN) – Dangerous levels of toxic chemicals used to waterproof shoe leather have polluted dozens of residential drinking water wells, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality claims, forcing residents to turn to bottled water.
Wolverine, which is the parent company of Hush Puppies and also makes footwear for Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson, processed hide and leathers for shoes, boots and other products between 1908 and 2009 at the site, according to the state’s complaint, filed by Assistant Attorney General Polly Synk in Grand Rapids federal court.
Chemicals from the waterproofing process included perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also called PFAS, that the Environmental Protection Agency says can attack the immune system and has been linked to developmental problems, liver and thyroid diseases and cancer.
The man-made chemicals break down slowly and dissolve readily, allowing them to leech through soil to groundwater, according to the state’s lawsuit.
Wolverine sampled 640 residential wells for PFAS originating from a landfill in Belmont and reportedly found that 30 wells have tested above levels that Michigan and the EPA consider safe.
The company sampled 549 residential wells at other locations in Kent County and found that 48 residential wells were contaminated at levels the agency says could threaten human health and the environment, according to the complaint.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says the legal action follows the establishment of new clean-up criteria for fluorochemicals in groundwater at 70 parts per trillion, bringing the state in line with federal environmental regulations.
Groundwater is used for drinking water within four miles of the Tannery site, according to the EPA’s order.
Wolverine said it has worked closely with state regulators since 2011 to investigate the sites and said that the state’s action would formalize the company’s own investigatory and remedial actions.
The company sought to downplay the danger to the community, noting that PFOA and PFOS are found in food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, carpets, and electrical tape.
Virginia Beach mobile home park owners cited after pipes froze in cold snap
It’s been almost two weeks since Jared Koestler and most of his neighbors could shower in their homes.
This was after the city found leaks in privately managed pipes, which froze during last week’s cold snap.
The owner has until Jan. 16 to let the city know its plan to fix the pipes.
For a day after last week’s blizzard, the faucets in Koestler’s house were “sputtering air,” he said.
Any home is at risk for burst pipes in extreme cold.
In County View, trailers sit on crawlspaces that are protected only by thick vinyl or lattice.
Virginia Beach has seen an ‘unprecedented’ number of burst pipes in the last week – anywhere from 100 to 150 calls a day, Cherry said.
The city can’t fix private pipes, but it can respond to the calls to shut off water, Cherry said.
At County View, issues with water pressure began when temperatures started falling into the teens.
The city plans to keep that water station as long as temperatures are above freezing and residents need it, according to Freed’s email.
Parasite found at water treatment works
Bristol Water said cryptosporidium was found at Clevedon works, which had since been taken out of operation.
The company said it was supplying bottled water to vulnerable customers.
Schools are being contacted directly and notices are being delivered by hand to affected properties.
Automatic compensation Bristol Water said the boil notice was likely to remain in place for at least 48 hours but customers would be informed directly when the notice was removed.
People have been advised not to eat food prepared using the tap water after Wednesday night and to avoid swimming for a few days.
Compensation of £10 will automatically be paid to affected customers, the company said in a statement.
Thara Raj, a health protection consultant for Public Health England South West, said: "We would remind people in the affected areas to follow the advice from Bristol Water and boil their drinking water and allow it to cool before use.
"The levels of cryptosporidium detected in the water supply is low and the advice to boil the water is a precaution.
"If people feel unwell or experience symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting they should contact NHS 111.
If your symptoms become severe, you should contact your GP."
Water main break on Remount Rd. affecting traffic, elementary school
Water service in an area of Hanahan remains off as crews continue to repair a water main break.
North Charleston fire and police departments dealt with a water main break on Remount Road at Yeamans Hall Road Wednesday morning and another on Thursday.
Principal Janice Malone said some parents decided to keep their children home Thursday, but not all parents can make that accommodation.
Earlier Thursday, Charleston County School District spokesman Andy Pruitt confirmed the water outage at the school.
"Charleston County School District staff members brought portable toilets and bottled water to the facility," Pruitt said.
School leaders said children who stayed home Thursday because of the water outage would receive an excused absence.
Thursday’s break closed a portion of the road temporarily.
The water on Remount Rd.
@Live5News #ChsNews pic.twitter.com/bCkYokDSgs — Alissa Holmes (@AlissaLive5) January 11, 2018 Police were forcing motorists who attempted to cut through a nearby parking lot to turn around Thursday morning.
He’s also been preparing meals with bottled water.