Lancaster city lifts boil water advisory after drinking water problem corrected
by Ryan Robinson, originally posted on May 27, 2016
Lancaster has lifted its boil water advisory for 36 homes along two eastern city streets, issued after a water main broke Wednesday morning.
As of today at 7:30 a.m., the water is safe to drink for the affected residents on Nassau and Jamaica roads, city officials said. Their addresses are: 110, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, and 155 Nassau Road and 1100 Jamaica Road.
The problem has been corrected and the city apologized for any inconvenience.
Run the cold water faucet or water fountain for 2-3 minutes. Flush out any automatic ice makers. Drain and refill hot water heaters if set below 115 degrees and run water softener through a regeneration cycle.
For further information, call the Water Quality Laboratory at 717-291-4818 between 7 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on weekdays. At all other times, please call the Water Emergency number at 717-291-4816.