The extreme cold has been blamed for repeated water main breaks.
Officials at the Illinois American Water headquarters said their teams have been very busy with repairing water main breaks, collecting water samples and completing necessary testing.
The utility will notify customers when the boil order is lifted.
There were signs posted outside various business and restaurants throughout the metro east as customers remain under a boil order.
"We are asking our customers to boil their water before they drink it and before they ingest it for five minutes.
They will notify customers once the boil water order has been lifted.
The frigid temperatures and river levels are causing a number of problems for water systems in the metro east.
A conservation request will remain in effect while crews continue to battle frigid temperatures and the effect on its systems.
If they need to wash their clothes, they should wait until they have a full load, etc.
These are the impacted communities: Belleville East St. Louis Centreville Brooklyn Fairmont City Sauget Shiloh Washington Park Alorton Cahokia (from Commonfields of Cahokia PWD) Swansea Canteen Township St. Clair Township Stookey Township Smithton Township Also, sale-for-resale customers (wholesale) include: Scott Air Force Base O’Fallon – (O’Fallon provides water to Fairview Heights) Caseyville Millstadt Metro-East Municipal Joint Action Water Agency (Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District & City of Columbia) Waterloo

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – The now two-day water boil order in the metro east is affecting thousands of people and businesses.
It’s also an inconvenience for hospitals.
There are signs posted inside St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon stating there is no drinking water.
Extended freezing temperatures caused the breaks on the east side of the river and thousands of people are still under an advisory.
“The loss of consumable water is difficult, so we plan for these things and we inevitably have to go and make sure water sources are turned off,” said Tim Claxton, director of facilities at St. Elizabeth’s.
The employees at St. Elizabeth’s control what happens with their patients, but it’s more difficult to make sure visitors know what’s going on when they arrive.
It’s not easy, but St. Elizabeth’s always has a plan, Claxton said.
“We rely on local vendors like Sam’s, Walmart, Schnucks, Dierbergs to provide us with water,” Claxton said.
Besides the drinking fountains not being open and the coffee shop not able to make coffee without running water, you really wouldn’t know everything they’re doing behind the scenes.
“The water is safe to wash your hands, bathe, and all those functions, just not safe to consume right now,” Claxton said.

A boil water advisory has been issued for the entire town of Swansea in Lexington County due to a water main line break.
Officials urge customers of the Swansea water system to vigorously boil their water for at least one minute before drinking or cooking.
Any ice made from water that has not been boiled should not be used.
Customers are being urged to boil their water as a precautionary measure.
Officials also urge customers to not leave their faucets or spigots on in anticipation of the water returning.
“Once the leak is repaired, the system needs time to allow the pressure to build until full service is restored,” the Swansea Water Department said in a statement released Thursday night.
“Please allow at least one hour prior to normal usage (i.e. showering or flushing toilets) for the pressure to build in the water lines.
Also, anticipate some chlorine presence in the water as the system is being disinfected to ensure no contamination has occurred.” Officials said water system personnel have isolated the main break and water pressure is returning to normal.
Anyone with any questions can call the Town Water Department at 568-2835.
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for Public Wholesale Water Supply District No.
23, which includes a number of public water supplies, including Neosho County Rural Water District No.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of high turbidity.
Rural Water District No.
Other districts impacted are Wilson Co. RWD No.
5, Neosho Co. RWD No.
Other cities included are Altoona, Buffalo, Fall River, Fredonia and the Coal Hollow Water Co.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: — Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
— Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for Public Wholesale Water Supply District No.
23, which includes a number of public water supplies, including Neosho County Rural Water District No.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of high turbidity.
Rural Water District No.
Other districts impacted are Wilson Co. RWD No.
5, Neosho Co. RWD No.
Other cities included are Altoona, Buffalo, Fall River, Fredonia and the Coal Hollow Water Co.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: — Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
— Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

The extreme cold has been blamed for repeated water main breaks.
Officials at the Illinois American Water headquarters said their teams have been very busy with repairing water main breaks, collecting water samples and completing necessary testing.
The utility will notify customers when the boil order is lifted.
There were signs posted outside various business and restaurants throughout the metro east as customers remain under a boil order.
"We are asking our customers to boil their water before they drink it and before they ingest it for five minutes.
They will notify customers once the boil water order has been lifted.
The frigid temperatures and river levels are causing a number of problems for water systems in the metro east.
A conservation request will remain in effect while crews continue to battle frigid temperatures and the effect on its systems.
If they need to wash their clothes, they should wait until they have a full load, etc.
These are the impacted communities: Belleville East St. Louis Centreville Brooklyn Fairmont City Sauget Shiloh Washington Park Alorton Cahokia (from Commonfields of Cahokia PWD) Swansea Canteen Township St. Clair Township Stookey Township Smithton Township Also, sale-for-resale customers (wholesale) include: Scott Air Force Base O’Fallon – (O’Fallon provides water to Fairview Heights) Caseyville Millstadt Metro-East Municipal Joint Action Water Agency (Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District & City of Columbia) Waterloo

Officials said boiling your water is necessary due to a water line break on Ashbourne Drive.
The following streets are included in the boil water advisory: Ashbourne Drive Tunbridge Road Ramsgate Lane Tenbury Drive Donington Court Craigmont Drive between Ashbourne Drive and Ardmore Drive Failure to boil your water could result in stomach or intestinal illness.
Boiling the water will kill the bacteria and other organisms in the water.
The Department of Water Resources said to bring all tap water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or just use bottled water.
If you cannot boil your tap water: An alternative method of purification for residents that do not have gas or electricity available is to use liquid household bleach to disinfect water.
The bleach product should be recently purchased, free of additives and scents, and should contain a hypochlorite solution of a least 5.25%.
Public health officials recommend adding 8 drops of bleach (1/4 teaspoon) to each gallon of water.
Water purification tablets may also be used by following the manufacturer’s instructions.
They hope to have the problem resolved in the next 48 hours.
For more information, call: City of Lynchburg Department of Water Resources (434) 455-4250 Lynchburg Health Department (434) 477-5900

CORNING, N.Y. (18 NEWS) – Water turned into ice overnight as maintenance crews scraped the parking lot of the Corning Center on Wednesday morning following a water main break on Tuesday night.
Hours later, sidewalks looked like an ice skating rank with Denison Parkway experiencing freezing as well.
The Department of Public Works and the City of Corning Fire Department worked into the early hours of the morning to put a stop to the break on Cluthra Lane.
"Cold weather," Wagner said.
As of 1:00 P.M. Wednesday afternoon, four properties were on a boil water advisory including the the Corning Center.
The nursing home houses full-time and short-term residents, but agencies worked quickly enough to prevent water from entering the building.
"There were a few people that were awake that were kind of watching the action out in the parking lot, but they weren’t even aware.
There was no disruption in service at all."
The water is back up and running, but not safe to drink just yet.
"We’re fortunate here in the City of Corning to have the people we have because we’ve got a talented group of all the departments," Wagner said.

Amid warnings to New Orleanians that running faucets to keep pipes from freezing has prompted water pressure dips, Sewerage & Water Board officials say do not fret.
Though heavy water use has depleted some of the system’s storage, Sensebe said he expects consumption levels to return to normal once warmer weather starts rolling by Friday.
"Due to the cooperation of the public throughout the day, we’re gradually building pressure back up and anticipate pressure here at the plant being back to normal throughout the evening," Sensebe said Wednesday afternoon.
He urged residents to just run a pencil lead-thin line of water from the faucet furthest away from a property’s stop valve, and to run one faucet only.
A pressure drop "naturally pushes its way out of the system," Sensebe said, but a return to water-pressure normalcy depends on people cutting down daytime use.
High demand aside, Sensebe said the utility’s hobbled power-generation system has not affected water production at the Carrollton water plant, which operates the east bank’s water system.
Downed power turbines likely hampered the Sewerage & Water Board’s ability to run the utility’s drainage pumps full steam on Aug. 5, when rainfall tallying 9 inches in spots caused widespread flooding.
"We operate at a constant power demand throughout the system here at the (Carrollton) plant," Sensebe said.
"If we had a severe drop in water pressure due to people running water, it would absolutely affect us in the long run at a major fire," McConnell said.
A hard freeze warning, during which temperatures could drop to as low as 19 degrees overnight, will be in effect for St. Tammany and St. John the Baptist parishes.

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. – Officials in East Point and College Park have issued a boil water advisory.
A broken water main caused water pressures to drop to dangerously low levels.
That water main break happened in the 1900 block of Headland Drive near Norman Berry Drive.
The leak was fixed late Tuesday night, but the notice will continue.
To protect the public from a potential health hazard, officials advise those experiencing water outages or low water pressure to boil water used for drinking and cooking for at least one minute.
East Point and College Park residents should use this method until they are notified by their drinking water utility that the water is safe for consumption.