Crews are replacing an old water line from the 1920s to prevent frequent breaks and other issues.
The Portsmouth City Health Department is working with the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and other state agencies to pass out water.
Portsmouth Waterworks has been working with EMA and Ohio EPA on a new high capacity pump that will increase the water that’s being pumped to the Sunrise Avenue booster station.
That station services the hilltop area of the city, and the Sunrise High Pressure tank that services the city.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources provided the pump.
The pump will be used to hopefully provide pressure to the hilltop area as well as fill the High-Pressure Tank which is a reserve.
If this new pump project works, city officials say customers will have water again and the city can flush out and discolored water.
The Portsmouth City Health Department announced Monday afternoon that a boil water advisory has been issued for areas around Kinney’s Lane, Waller Street, Sunrise Avenue, and Coles Boulevard.
Officials say under the advisory, any water used should be boiled, even to brush your teeth and wash your hands.
Buying bottles and jugs of water for use is your safest bet if you don’t want to boil water.

Free bottled water will be distributed at bus stations across Las Vegas in July as part of a summertime campaign aimed at reminding transit riders to stay hydrated, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said.
Tips on how to stay out of the sun, regularly apply sunscreen and use the rideRTC smartphone app to track bus rides will also be available at the RTC’s so-called “chill stations,” which are planned for: ■ 2 to 3 p.m. July 3 at Bonneville Transit Center, 101 E. Bonneville Ave. ■ 1 to 2 p.m. July 5 at South Strip Transit Terminal, 6675 Gilespie St. ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 10 at Eastern and Sahara avenues ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 11 at Bonneville Transit Center, 101 E. Bonneville Ave. ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 12 at South Strip Transit Terminal, 6675 Gilespie St. ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 17 at Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 18 at Flamingo Road and Rainbow Boulevard ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 24 at Bonneville Transit Center, 101 E. Bonneville Ave. ■ 3 to 4 p.m. July 25 at South Strip Transit Terminal, 6675 Gilespie St.
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The federal suit, filed Monday on behalf of more than 90 former prisoners in the Genesee County Jail in Flint, alleges prisoners were forced to continue drinking tap water even after officials knew about the lead contamination.
The suit also alleges bottled water was withheld from inmates even when brought to the jail by concerned family members and other donors, that when bottled water was made available it was rationed in insufficient quantities, and that the jail instead charged prisoners a premium to buy bottled water from the commissary.
Because they were jailed, “plaintiffs could not travel to an area and/or municipality which had uncontaminated water,” couldn’t install filters on their jail water taps or drink bottled water, and “were completely at the mercy” of the county sheriff and jail officials, the suit alleges.
Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Genesee County, Sheriff Robert Pickell, and Capt.
However, "just because it’s being alleged, doesn’t make it true," he said.
Flint’s drinking water became contaminated with lead in April 2014, after a state-appointed emergency manager, in a cost-saving move, ordered a switch from Lake Huron water supplied by the city of Detroit to Flint River water treated at the city’s water treatment plant.
After months of denial from state officials, Gov.
"With full knowledge that the water in the Genesee County Jail was contaminated, defendants … forced plaintiffs to continue drinking the contaminated water."
When the state delivered bottled water to the jail, officials failed to deliver it to inmates in a timely manner and then rationed it to prisoners at two half-liter bottles per day, according to the lawsuit.
The suit, assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul Borman, was filed by Southfield attorney Solomon Radner, along with attorneys from New York and Philadelphia.

Initial tests show samples of drinking water in Laughlin are meeting water-quality standards but officials want to conduct more tests before lifting an boil-water advisory that’s been in place since a water main break Saturday.
Big Bend Water District spokesman Bronson Mack said the advisory will remain in place Monday for Laughlin’s Casino Drive Corridor lined with hotel-casinos in the unincorporated town 90 minutes south of Las Vegas.
The broken pipe was repaired Saturday night.
Mack says there was no indication there was any contamination of the water but the water boil advisory was issued because a portion of supply lost all water pressure.
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It’s unclear what caused the leak.
Mack said bottled water has been made available to the resorts and there’s additional bottled water available at the Laughlin Regional Justice Center.

Without that corrosion control, there is going to be lead,’ " Hanna-Attisha remembers.
"I wrote this book to share the terrible lessons that happened in Flint, but more importantly, I wrote this book to share the incredible work that we did, hand-in-hand with our community, to make our community care about our children."
On how the Flint water crisis began Flint was in a near-bankruptcy state, really suffering from crisis for years, if not decades before this water crisis.
The corrosion or the impact of the water crisis was not the Flint River’s fault.
The Flint River probably would have been OK, not ideal, if it was treated properly.
On her approach to treating children exposed to lead Our response in Flint has been very proactive and preventative, because we cannot ethically wait to see the consequences of lead poisoning, of lead exposure, so we have put into place multiple, multiple interventions that we know that will promote children’s brain development and limit the impact of this crisis.
We had bacteria in the water, then we had a lot of chlorine in the water, which irritated people’s skin and eyes.
Our water quality has dramatically improved since the onset of this crisis, however Flint is embarking on something that no other city is doing: We are replacing our damaged lead pipes.
Until then, if the people have not had their pipes replaced, they need to be [drinking] filtered or bottled water.
On how the Flint water crisis exacerbates the "toxic stress" the city’s residents already face Growing up in poverty is a toxic stress.

HANCOCK — Houghton County supply distribution centers have more than enough bottled water to get the community though the recovery process, but still have a strong need for items such as dehumidifiers, fans, face masks, metal rakes, Gatorade, squeegees, wheelbarrows, general cleaning supplies and more.
If you need supplies to help in the recovery efforts or would like to donate, contact one of the donation centers, which includes the Dee Stadium, Hubbell Fire Department, Volunteer Reception Center and Calumet Colosseum.
A full list of what’s needed and contact information for each donation center can be found at coppercountrystrong.com.
In addition to materials, volunteers are still needed.
Please call 906-233-6621 to volunteer.
For those looking to share additional information, below is a list of confirmed items each of these centers is looking for and contact information for them.
•Dehumidifiers (Dee Stadium, Volunteer Resource Center, Hubbell Fire Department, Calumet Colosseum) •Squeegees (Dee Stadium, Volunteer Resource Center, Hubbell Fire Department) •Face masks (Dee Stadium, Calumet Colosseum) •Fans (Dee Stadium, Volunteer Resource Center) •Wheelbarrows (Dee Stadium, Volunteer Resource Center) •Metal Rakes (Dee Stadium, Volunteer Resource Center) •Gatorade (Volunteer Resource Center, Calumet Colosseum) •General Cleaning Supplies (Hubbell Fire Department, Calumet Colosseum) •Large Rubbermaid trash bins (Volunteer Resource Center) •Contractor Bags (Volunteer Resource Center) •Utility Knives (Volunteer Resource Center) •Shovels (Volunteer Resource Center) •Tools (Volunteer Resource Center) •Mops (Volunteer Resource Center) •Five-Gallon Buckets (Volunteer Resource Center) •Sun Screen (Volunteer Resource Center) •Bug Spray (Volunteer Resource Center) •Hand Wipes & Sanitizers (Volunteer Resource Center) •Work Gloves (Volunteer Resource Center) •Damp Aid (Hubbell Fire Department) •Ice (Hubbell Fire Department) •Duct Tape (Dee Stadium) •Eye protection (Dee Stadium) •First Aid Kits (Dee Stadium) •Hose Splitters (Dee Stadium) •Garden Hoses (Calumet Colosseum) •Long Sleeve Kitchen Rubber Gloves (Dee Stadium) •Pick Axes (Dee Stadium) •Pry Bars and Crow Bars (Dee Stadium) •Rubber Boots (Dee Stadium) •Shop Vac (Dee Stadium) •Spray Bottles (Dee Stadium) •Hard Hats (Dee Stadium) •Flash Lights (Calumet Colosseum) •Carpet cleaner (Calumet Colosseum) •Sump Pumps (Calumet Colosseum) •Snacks (Calumet Colosseum) •Paper towels (Calumet Colosseum) ••• Items of Abundance These items are found in large quantity at each site, and additional donations are not needed at this time.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – On Friday, Governor Jeff Colyer declared a state of disaster emergency for the City of Norton due to harmful algae blooms in Sebelius Lake.
According to the press release, the algae blooms are affecting the surface water intakes for the public water supply.
The Kansas Division of Emergency Management has requested Kansas National Guard resources transport 26 pallets of bottled water to Norton.
The bottled water was donated by Harvesters in Kansas City, Missouri, and Topeka.
Earlier in the week on June 19th, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a boil water advisory for the Norton public water supply.
“The cause of this response is due to the harmful algae bloom in Lake Sebelius, which is where the city gets most of its drinking water,” said Leo Henning, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Director of Environment.
“We are working closely with federal, State and local leaders on monitoring and testing water supplies.
Our goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of those in the community.
We are working quickly with others to resolve the water quality concerns.” The 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, based out of Olathe, will transported the pallets to the Manhattan National Guard Armory on Saturday morning, June 23.
The 997th Brigade Support Battalion, based out of Hays, will transport the water Saturday afternoon from Manhattan to Norton.

Fears over ‘carcinogenic tap water’ drive buying spree By Jung Da-min Discount stores and convenience stores in Daegu are enjoying brisk sales of bottled water, after harmful chemicals were found in the city’s tap water, according to retailers Monday.
The sales of bottled water soared last week, a spokesman at E-mart, the country’s biggest discount chain, said.
"Sales of bottled water in E-mart’s six stores in Daegu increased by 509 percent Friday and Saturday from a year ago," he said.
Convenience stores are also enjoying increased sales of bottled water.
"Our convenience stores in Daegu saw sales of bottled water jump 97 percent last weekend, compared to the previous week," a CU spokesman said.
"We will do everything we can to ensure a stable supply."
The ministry said on Friday it took corrective measures and the level of PFHxS at the plant was 0.092 micrograms per liter on June 20.
Residents have been lining up at local stores to buy bottled water.
Local restaurants have also been receiving customer inquiries on whether they are using water from Nakdong River, the source for the filtration and sewage treatment plants where chemicals have been found.
"I have been receiving inquiries on water," a local restaurant owner said through a mobile food delivery application on Saturday.

A broken underground water pipe that stopped service to the Laughlin strip for hours was repaired Sunday, but authorities said a boil water advisory likely will remain in effect until Monday for some residents and businesses in the unincorporated town 90 minutes south of Las Vegas.
Big Bend Water District officials said crews isolated the leak and fixed a pipeline that’s 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) in diameter and all water service had been restored to the Casino Drive Corridor that’s lined with casinos and resort hotels.
But officials said the boil water advisory won’t be lifted until water quality tests were completed and that wasn’t expected until sometime Monday.
In the meantime, Laughlin residents and businesses to the west at Thomas Edison Drive, east at Casino Drive, north at Route 163 and south at Harrah’s Laughlin were being urged not to drink or use tap water without boiling it first.
A spokesman for Harrah’s in Laughlin said the 1,500-room hotel was close to occupancy despite the water situation.
"We’re supplying water bottles to all our guests, all our rooms.
And we do have running water for toilets and sinks.
But Brandon Mack, a spokesman for the water district said it’s likely the pipeline failed because of heavy water use.
"In summer as water use increases, you can begin to see more issues like this," Mack told the Mohave Daily News.
"It’s the trend, especially in the desert."

LAUGHLIN — A ghost-gray steam filled the small kitchen of Joan Lee’s sushi restaurant, a side effect of a boil water order issued Saturday after a water main exploded in the heart of the small town.
“They say boil water, we boil water,” said Lee, owner of Minato Sushi Bar & Korean BBQ.
Her modest 6-year-old restaurant sits about a half mile south of the site of the water break on Woodbury and Casino drives.
The break happened just before 1 p.m. Saturday in the unincorporated town about 90 minutes south of Las Vegas, leaving Bruce Woodbury Drive temporarily flooded and Laughlin’s resort corridor without water.
The medical marijuana dispensary is located on the northwest corner Bruce Woodbury and Casino drives.
Water service had been fully restored by Sunday morning, according to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, although the boil water order issued Saturday remained in effect.
Businesses and residents are required to boil water or use bottled water for drinking and cooking until water quality analyses are completed.
For tourists Linda and Larry Hatch, the boil water order had little to no impact on their weeklong trip.
The two are staying at the Aquarius casino resort, across the street from the site of the main break.
Since the order was issued Saturday, Linda Hatch said, the resort has provided its guests with an abundance of bottled water.