Middletown residents without water after possible contamination

A water situation in Middletown, Dauphin County, is affecting the entire borough.
The borough was alerted to possible contamination in the water supply Wednesday night.
A notice from Suez, the area’s water company, explains one of the system’s wells lost it’s ability to disinfect water entering the distribution system.
I was like, ‘Oooh something’s not right,” said Patty Chaya, a Middletown resident.
Chaya says her landlord texted her to tell her about the problem, but she says some neighbors knew nothing about it.
She was never notified by her landlord, and found out about the issue through facebook, and she says more should have been done to alert people.
“Email or something.
Or maybe even have someone come and put out flyers or something,” said said Sesilia Thomas, another Middletown resident.
Suez did put out a post on their Facebook page and website.
In the meantime, borough residents are encouraged to boil any water used for cooking or drinking, or use bottled water for the time being.

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