DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Chief Water Plant Operator Robert Lawrie came into work at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The pipe damage made the water slightly cloudy for about two hours of the resumed pumping, but licensed operators have assured us that all measurements of disinfection remained good.
Chautauqua County has issued a boil and conserve water notice to city and town of Dunkirk water users, which affected residents, businesses and industries in the Dunkirk area.
Lawrie said the break prevented water from coming into the system until 5 a.m. Thursday.
It is the first boil-water order in the city in the 30 years Lawrie has been at the plant.
As of 10 a.m. today, repairs were in place and things were getting back to normal at the plant.
“Everybody involved with this I think we really did come up with a good solution,” Lawrie said this morning of the work done over the past 24 hours.
“You need two days of testing to pass, the city took one set Thursday.
Until further notice, Chautauqua County has said all Dunkirk water customers must bring water to a rolling boil before drinking, using to prepare food, brushing teeth, or consuming in any way.
Take fewer showers, run only full loads of laundry, use paper and plastic ware for eating to decrease dish washing, No car washing or exterior use.