Dayton officials say that a partial water system outage is affecting thousands of customers in northen Dayton and Montgomery County.
Crews have been working in the field, checking water valves along major distribution lines and at river crossings to determine where the break and/or leak is located.
Crews are continuing the process of inspecting over 1600 miles of pipe within the total distribution system to identify and isolate the location of the leak.
Crews are continuing the process of inspecting over 1,600 miles of pipe within the total distribution system to identify and isolate the location of the leak.
Around 8:18 p.m., the Dayton Water Department issued a boil advisory for all customers consuming water.
It should be noted that the following cities within the County which have their own water systems are not impacted by the precautionary boil water advisory: Cities of Oakwood, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Englewood, Miamisburg, and West Carrollton.
Officials with the City of Dayton say there are no known contaminants in the water at this time but they are asking everyone to take precautionary measures.
The Butler Township Police Department says that the county is aware of the issue and is working to restore service, adding that the Water Department’s phone lines are so overloaded at the moment that residents will likely not get through.
Staff with the Dayton Water Department are working at the Miami Water Treatment Plant and in the field to determine the cause and restore services as soon as possible.
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