Residents of Garden City living in the area bounded by Dean Forest Road (Hwy.
21); and U.S. Hwy.
25) are under a boil water advisory after a temporary loss of water pressure due to an equipment malfunction in the Garden City water system north of I-16 on Thursday morning.
City officials advise that all water used for drinking or cooking be boiled.
The water should be boiled for at least one minute after reaching a rolling boil.
Residents should continue to boil their water until further notified.
As an alternative, bottled water may be used.
Any restaurants in the impacted area will need to suspend operations unless they have a pre-approved emergency operation plan on file with the Chatham County Environmental Health Office.
This "precautionary boil water notice" will remain in effect until the water system is back to normal operations and bacteriological testing is completed.
Garden City officials plan to have an update on Dec. 14.

1 / 1 Scott County WEBER CITY — Scott County residents who experienced water outages due to the snowstorm should have normal water pressure by midnight tonight, according to estimates from the Scott County Public Service Authority.
Mike Dishman, executive director of the SCPSA, said AEP had restored power to all of the county’s water facilities by around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
“It was the power outage at the Cliff Mountain pump stations that resulted in the water outage,” Dishman said Wednesday afternoon.
“Currently, we are refilling the system at a rate of about 500 gallons per minute, so our Cliff Mountain and Mabe/Stanleytown storage tanks and the water mains fed by those tanks that are empty will be refilling this (Wednesday) afternoon.
We estimate that by midnight tonight (Wednesday) these two tanks will be full and all customers will have normal water pressure.” Customers who experienced a water outage are under a boil water advisory, Dishman said.
As stated on the SCPSA’s website, “The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) advises that in the event of a water outage, after water service is restored customers should take the precaution of not drinking their tap water without first heating the water to a rolling boil and holding it there for one minute.
When your water comes back on, you should first open all the taps in your house and flush them until the water is clear.
After flushing your faucets and other taps, VDH calls for the extra step of boiling the water before consuming.
This precaution is due to the potential for the loss of pressure in a water system to allow contamination to enter the distribution pipes.” “We will be collecting a series of bacteriological water samples from the affected areas over the next two to three days,” Dishman said, “and will lift the boil water advisory when the test results of all samples over two consecutive days are negative for coliform bacteria.” For more information, visit scottcountypsa.myruralwater.com.
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When it issued the order Oct. 22, Austin Water said the murkiness of floodwater had overwhelmed treatment capacity and could endanger water quality.
The boil order was lifted Oct. 28.
“They changed very radically [their treatment process for] water quality and water sources, and we all know what happened at Flint,” he said.
“I’m not saying that we’re Flint or we’re going to be Flint, but you have to be very thoughtful about process changes so you don’t destabilize your distribution system.” The utility also said adding extra treated water storage capacity could help, as it would buy the city more time to treat floodwater in the event of a similar storm.
Since the order was lifted, Meszaros said, the level of murkiness in water flowing out of Lake Travis is still not what it was before the October flooding.
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A moderate level boil water advisory has been issued for Stewart Valley and the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing in the southwest region of the province.
The order, which came into effect around 2:25 p.m. Sunday, is for those affected by a water shut off on Garnet and Railway Streets in Stewart Valley.
Residents there are being told to boil water for at least one minute before using.
According to the province’s emergency alert, all water must be boiled before drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, and brushing teeth.
The boil water advisory will be in place until further notice.

A boil-water advisory issued Friday by Halton Region for parts of Milton has been lifted.
Halton Region’s website says that test results have confirmed that the water is now contaminant free and safe for drinking.
Although the advisory is lifted, it is still advised that previously affected residents and businesses take the following precautions before using their water: Run cold faucets and drinking water fountains for at least a minute.
Remove and clean tap screens and aerators.
Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle.
Drain and refill water heaters set below 45 C. Drain and flush ice-making and soda-fountain machines.
Halton Region says that detailed instructions on how to flush and disinfect ice-making and soda-fountain machines and restart water treatment devices could be obtained by referring to provided owner’s manuals or consulting the manufacturer.
Facilities that were closed due to the advisory can reopen after taking the above precautions, Halton Region says.
The boil-water advisory was expected to be in effect until Monday and was issued because of an earlier water main break.

A moderate level boil water advisory has been issued for Stewart Valley and the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing in the southwest region of the province.
The order, which came into effect around 2:25 p.m. Sunday, is for those affected by a water shut off on Garnet and Railway Streets in Stewart Valley.
Residents there are being told to boil water for at least one minute before using.
According to the province’s emergency alert, all water must be boiled before drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, and brushing teeth.
The boil water advisory will be in place until further notice.

A boil water advisory for Stewart Valley and the RM of Saskatchewan Landing was issued at 2:23 p.m. on Sunday after a water main break.
At first the advisory came out as critical, but was updated 25 minutes later to a moderate level advisory.
The advisory is for anyone affected by the water shut off on Garnet and Railway Streets.
Residents affected by the advisory are recommended to boil all water for drinking, washing food and brushing teeth for at least one minute before using.
The order is in place under further notice.

A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for Stewart Valley.
According to a SaskAlert posting the town—35 kilometres north of Swift Current—experienced a water main break which contributed to the issue.
The advisory states that only those that were affected by the water shut-off need to boil their water.
The affected homes along Garnet and Railway Street.
Boil all water for a minimum of one minute before consuming.
There is no timeframe on when the advisory will be lifted.

The boil water advisory for St. Martinville has been lifted.
Officials say the water is safe for consumption.
On Tuesday night water was shut off in the city.
Officials told KATC that the shutoff was done to complete work on two main lines.
The water was shut off at 11 p.m. and remained off for five hours.
Once the water was turned back on, the city was under a boil order.

Update: The town of Harvard said the boil water advisory has been lifted, as of Dec. 5 at 4:04 p.m. — HARVARD, Mass.
(Dec. 4, 2018) – The town of Harvard is alerting residents to boil water after E. coli was found in the town water supply.
A water sample collected Monday tested positive for the bacteria, a fecal indicator whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes.
While we test more samples and evaluate the water system operation, we are advising our customers to BOIL the water prior to consumption to reduce any potential risk of exposure to bacterial or viral contamination," the town said in a statement.
Residents are advised not to drink the water without boiling it first for at least one minute, or to use bottled water.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, food preparation, brushing teeth, and washing dishes until further notice.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Residents should discard all ice, beverages, uncooked foods, and formula made with tap water.
For more information, contact Ron Gilbert at 978-456-4130.
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