Boil-water advisories: Feb. 15, 2019

Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for S. Kanawha Street from Johnston Road to F Street, in Beckley, including all side streets.
This also includes Maplewood Lane, Thorton Street and Russel Street.
The advisory follows a water main break.
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for customers in North Charleston, which includes all streets from 21st Street to 35th Street on the river side of 7th Avenue.
The advisory follows a water main break.
Customers in these areas should boil their water for at least one full minute prior to use until further notice.
Logan County Public Service District has lifted a boil-water advisory issued Jan. 7 for water customers in areas from Micco to Omar.

Boil-water advisories: Jan. 30, 2019

Nettie-Leivasy Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for Deer Creek Addition only.
The advisory follows a water main break.
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for 9 customers on Meadowfield Lane in Princeton.
The advisory follows a water main break.
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for Montgomery Heights system customers on W.Va. 61, Mountain Side Lane, Deepmont Subdivision and Cemetery Lane.
The advisory is issued because Armstrong Public Service District, which provides water to Montgomery Heights, had storage tanks drain.
Customers in these areas should boil their water for at least one full minute prior to use until further notice.
Beckley Water Company has lifted a boil-water advisory issued on Jan. 24 for W.Va. 16 in Sophia from Blueroom Road to the end of the system at the foot of Tams Mountain, including all side streets.
This includes all of Sophia and Valley View and Ballard in Midway.

Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Prepare for Cold Weather

Customers are also encouraged to ensure their contact information is accurate to receive important water service information should weather impact water service.
According to Mike Smyth, vice president of operations, Illinois American Water has invested in water main replacements across the state to decrease main breaks, but weather can still be a factor.
This is why it’s so important we can reach our customers should a water emergency occur.” During water service emergencies, Illinois American Water contacts customers either through in-person notification, door hanger or a customer notification system called CodeRED.
Customers who do not have Internet access can contact the customer service center at 800-422-2782 to update their contact information.
They will receive Illinois American Water alerts and public safety information sent by local organizations using CodeRED.
If pipes freeze customers should: Shut off the water immediately and not attempt to thaw frozen pipes unless the water is shut off.
He says, “By simply running a thin stream of water, especially overnight when temperatures drop significantly, and taking other precautions, customers can help prevent frozen pipes and meters.
This prevents unnecessary no water calls which require our team to visit a premise.” In addition, the Company is taking steps to limit cold weather exposure.
Smyth says, “There is nothing more important to Illinois American Water than ensuring our team is safe, therefore we are conducting emergency work only at this time and doing all we can to keep our colleagues inside.
About Illinois American Water – Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people.

Boil advisory in St. Louis County

– Missouri American Water issued a precautionary boil advisory for Maplewood, Shrewsbury, and parts of Webster Groves.
A complete view of the affected area—which includes residential, commercial, and school buildings—is outlined on the map below.
The break is expected to be repaired by this afternoon.
Tap water remains safe for non-consumable uses such as washing and bathing.
Missouri American Water customers can provide contact information to the reverse-911 system to receive updates on the break.
They will also be notified through the system, through social media, and through the state’s website when the advisory is lifted.
Water Main Break Forces Closure Of MRH District On January 28, 2019 The entire Maplewood Richmond Heights School District will be closed on Monday, January 28.
A water main break in a St. Louis County main line has prompted an order that all water be boiled before consumption in Maplewood and some surrounding areas.
It is possible that the break will be repaired today, but test results on the water will NOT be available today.
Again, the MRH district will be closed on Monday, January 28.

Precautionary boil order issued for parts of St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.
— Missouri American Water is issuing a precautionary boil advisory for a portion of St. Louis County including Maplewood, Shrewsbury and a portion of Webster Groves.
A water main break and an associated low-pressure event is responsible for the boil advisory.
Crews are working to fix the break right now and hope to have it repaired by Sunday afternoon.
The advisory affects approximately 5,000 customers, a mix of residential and commercial, as well as multiple schools.
Water for these customers will need to be brought to a boil for 3 minutes prior to consumption, until further notice.
Tap water is okay for washing, bathing and other non-consumable uses during this period.
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Boil water advisory continues, but officials say ‘we think it’s the beginning of the end’

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Officials say there’s still a boil water advisory in place in parts of Lower Bucks County for Pennsylvania American Water customers, but the company is hoping that won’t be the case for long.
“We think it’s the beginning of the end, certainly," said PA American Water spokesman Terry Maenza.
That’s the hope, Maenza says, now that they have approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to begin collecting water samples for testing "We need to collect two consecutive days of test samples,” he said, which they started doing Sunday.
READ: Hunger issues in New Jersey taken on by legislature Maenza says it takes 24 hours to get the results of each sample, and that they’ll do more testing on Monday.
"As long as those samples come back with no signs of bacteria, we’ll be able to lift the advisory," he said.
That means Tuesday is the best case scenario for this advisory to be lifted.
Over the weekend, KYW Newsradio found out mechanical control issues in the plant led to high turbidity levels, or cloudiness in the water, that’s why the boil water advisory was called in the first place.
In addition, the Pennsbury School District has announced all Pennsbury schools will be open on Monday, December 23.
Dr. William J. Gretzula, the district Superintendent, issued a statement thanking community members for their “patience and understanding.” Gretzula also says PA American Water has provided schools, under the advisory, with a pallet of bottled water.
For all other customers under the advisory, PA American Water says they will continue to have water tankers available; those locations can be found here.

Boil-water advisories

Pineville Municipal Water Works has lifted a boil-water advisory issued for water customers on Nov. 29.
West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory issued for approximately 70 water customers on the following streets in Princeton: Oney Gap-Stinson School Road, Ambrose Lane to Deer Mountain Drive, Elmore Road, Mars Drive, Venus Drive, Comfort Court, Planet Drive, Deer Mountain Drive, Sami Lea Street, Antler Lane, Spike Lane, Fawn Lane and Bambi Place.

Boil order issued for portion of University City

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo – Missouri American Water has isssuded a boil water advisory for a portion of University City.
Those affected live near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Julian Avenue.
Customers should bring water to a boil for three minutes before using it for drinking or cooking.
Tap water is okay for washing and bathing.
Boil water advisories can last 48-72 hours.
For more information click here.

UPDATE: Water main breaks prompt boil advisory; Helias cancels classes

A precautionary boil advisory is being issued for Missouri American Water customers in part of Jefferson City.
However, as that was taking place, a second break on Southwest occurred and crews had to stop the pumping to fill the tank.
Crews had to work throughout the night to fix the second break on Southwest and were unable to fill the tank on Ellis like they normally would do.
Because of this, many customers in the area of Southwest Boulevard had little or no water pressure when they got up on Wednesday morning.
was without water, according to a news release from Capital Region at approximately 8:50 a.m. Wednesday.
Jefferson City Public Schools announced at noon that two of its elementary schools in the impacted area are also under the precautionary boil water advisory.
Three other JCPS buildings — Cedar Hill and Lawson elementary schools and Thomas Jefferson Middle School — are also located within the impacted area, but are not affected because they are not serviced by Missouri American, according to a news release from JCPS Director of Communications Ryan Burns.
JCPS said it would continue to monitor the situation and would remain in contact with Missouri American, and would provide more information if anything changes.
In all, Russell said approximately 5500 customers were in the affected area.
According to Missouri American’s website alert on the boil advisory, "We are asking customers to bring their water to a rolling boil for three minutes before using it for drinking or cooking.

Jefferson City water service restored

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
– A water utility has restored service to a large area of Jefferson City after two main breaks left 5,500 customers with little or no water.
According to Missouri American Water officials, one 12-inch water main broke Tuesday.
The outage affected customers south of Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City.
Brent Haas, Missouri American Water operations manager, said all customers were notified.
Jefferson City Public Schools spokeswoman Ryan Burns in an email wrote that South and Moreau Heights elementary schools are in the affected area and precautions have been taken to eliminate access to drinking water.
Wednesday is an early release day and the district will provide students bottled water until the end of the shortened day, she wrote.
Capital Region Medical Center was also without water due to the main break.
Helias Catholic school was also closed Wednesday because of the water main break, which affected one of its buildings.
The previous map, which was obtained from Missouri American Water, was incorrect.