PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A boil water advisory is in effect for some residents in the City of Petersburg due to a water line break.
The break occurred on Johnson Road at the Tanglewood and Lieutenant’s Run Apartment complexes and will disrupt service to residents in the area of I-85 South, S. Sycamore Street, W. South Boulevard and Johnson Road.
Residents living in those areas may experience either low water pressure or no water at all.
A boil water advisory is also in effect for those residents through Friday, December 22.
Repairs are expected to be completed on Thursday, a city official said.

As a task force appointed by Mayor Bill Peduto prepares to submit its recommendations for reshaping the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, a water main break and subsequent boil water advisory Sunday underscored yet again the importance of getting an overhaul underway.
For some, water-related restrictions are more than an inconvenience.
Other businesses in the area closed altogether.
The break in a 20-inch line at Centre and South Negley avenues prompted PWSA’s third boil-water advisory of the year.
There’s no evidence of contamination, but the advisory was issued just to be safe.
The diminished water pressure left open the possibility that something could infiltrate the system.
Time is money, and Mr. Rongier has bills to pay even when the chairs in his dining room go unused.
Bigger organizations, such as hospitals and universities, can weather the inconvenience but have to spend money on bottled water or waste man-hours boiling what comes from the tap.
Just as they cannot afford to lose customers when pipes burst and water must be boiled, small businesses have a difficult time surviving inflated bills, flood damage, basement sewage backups and emergency repair projects that detour traffic around their doors.
The new structure theoretically would keep the water service a public entity and insulate it from Grant Street politics, a deleterious influence in past years, as infrastructure problems and other woes are addressed.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A boil water advisory is in effect for some residents in the City of Petersburg due to a water line break.
The break occurred on Johnson Road at the Tanglewood and Lieutenant’s Run Apartment complexes and will disrupt service to residents in the area of I-85 South, S. Sycamore Street, W. South Boulevard and Johnson Road.
Residents living in those areas may experience either low water pressure or no water at all.
A boil water advisory is also in effect for those residents through Friday, December 22.
Repairs are expected to be completed on Thursday, a city official said.
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This helps remove stagnant water from plumbing and brings in fresh water from water mains.
Mr. Pickering said the first round of sampling was done Sunday, and test results reported Monday afternoon showed no contamination of the water supply.
The rupture of the 20-inch water main at Centre and South Negley avenues, early Sunday, caused street flooding in the area and low water pressure.
Repairs to the water main were completed Tuesday morning, and PWSA customers along Centre, roughly between South Negley and South Euclid avenues, had their water restored late Tuesday morning, Mr. Pickering said.
The boil water advisory is the third such advisory issued by the PWSA this year.
The first, in late January, was issued after the DEP raised concerns about water treatment at the Highland Park Reservoir and impacted about 100,000 city residents.
Robert Weimar, PWSA’s interim executive director, said no water supply contamination was detected in either situation.
After decades of neglect, we’re beginning to put in place the financial and human resources to renew our systems as efficiently and as effectively as possible.” City Councilman Dan Gilman, whose district includes the water main break and also many residents who went through the January advisory, said similar system problems in past years had not led to boil warnings.
But he hopes “they recognize [the advisory] is being done out of an overabundance of caution for their health.” "Thankfully, we avoided any issues," Mr. Gilman said.
Mayor Bill Peduto said he expects a panel’s recommendations by Dec. 31 for strengthening the water system.

GENESEE COUNTY (WJRT) (12/18/2017) – A precautionary boil water advisory was issued for Swartz Creek and Clayton and Gaines townships on Monday evening after a water main break.
A water main break earlier Monday in Swartz Creek caused pressure in the western Genesee County water system to drop.
That may have allowed bacteria to enter the system and contaminate water.
The Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office said the risk of contamination is low, but officials issued the boil water advisory as a precaution.
Swartz Creek Community Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to the advisory.
Until further notice, anyone drinking or using municipal water in Swartz Creek and Clayton or Gaines townships should boil it for one minute — or just use bottled water.
That includes drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation.
Boiling the water for one minute would kill any bacteria or harmful organisms that may have entered the system.
Once that is complete, the line will be flushed, sanitized and tested before the boil water advisory can be lifted.
The advisory should be lifted within a week depending on how quickly repairs are made and the system is sanitized.

The PWSA announced that water service disrupted by a major water main break Sunday in the East End should be restored by mid-morning Tuesday and that the first round of testing found no contaminants.
The break in the 20-inch water main could have contaminated drinking water in eight Pittsburgh neighborhoods — and residents have been under a boil-water advisory as a precaution.
A notice from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said: “Repairs are continuing 24/7 on Centre Avenue (South Negley Avenue – South Euclid Avenue).” Centre will remain closed to all traffic, including pedestrians, until repairs to the street are made, the notice said.
The authority said that the first round of bacteriological tests have been analyzed, “and there is no detection of any contaminants.” Another round of testing is required before the boil advisory can be lifted.
There will be no water service in that area until repairs are complete.
“When there is high pressure, there is no opportunity for pathogens to enter the pipe.” PWSA employees are testing the area’s water to ensure it is safe, Mr. Pickering said, and so far all of the tested water has been adequately disinfected.
The earliest that testing could conclude would be Tuesday evening, he said.
Crews began to repair the water main break Sunday and will continue Monday, he said.
PWSA has placed water tanks at the intersections of Centre and South Negley avenues, as well as at Centre and Euclid avenues, he said.
Robert Weimar, PWSA’s interim executive director, apologized for the inconvenience to customers on Sunday and said in a statement that there was no sign of any contamination to the water supply.

The water main break at Centre and South Negley avenues caused either low or no water pressure for residents of the central and eastern parts of Pittsburgh.
(Scroll down for full list of affected neighborhoods.)
"Will it mean that there will be additional inconveniences to people?
But it will also mean that we’re doing everything to make sure that your water is safe," Mayor Bill Peduto told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
The boil water advisory is a precaution taken in case bacteria got into the system while the water pressure was low.
"We are going to take every effort to err on the side of caution.
After what happened in Flint and in other areas, the worst thing you can have is a government that doesn’t over-react to these types of situations," Peduto said.
"So although there’s no risk to the public, the boil advisory will stay in effect until we’ve had two consecutive testings for bacteria.
The earliest the final test results will be available is tomorrow evening, Tuesday, December 19, 2017."
The minute starts when the water begins to bubble.

The water main break at Centre and South Negley avenues caused either low or no water pressure for residents of the central and eastern parts of Pittsburgh.
(Scroll down for full list of affected neighborhoods.)
"Will it mean that there will be additional inconveniences to people?
But it will also mean that we’re doing everything to make sure that your water is safe," Mayor Bill Peduto told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
The boil water advisory is a precaution taken in case bacteria got into the system while the water pressure was low.
"We are going to take every effort to err on the side of caution.
After what happened in Flint and in other areas, the worst thing you can have is a government that doesn’t over-react to these types of situations," Peduto said.
"So although there’s no risk to the public, the boil advisory will stay in effect until we’ve had two consecutive testings for bacteria.
The earliest the final test results will be available is tomorrow evening, Tuesday, December 19, 2017."
The minute starts when the water begins to bubble.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has issued a precautionary flush and boil water advisory for several sections of Pittsburgh.
Following a large water main break on Centre Avenue in East Liberty Sunday morning, the PWSA restored pressure following a period of low and no water pressure for customers in the central and eastern sections of Pittsburgh.
“Though our regulations require the precautionary flush and boil water advisory, disinfectant levels in our system have remained stable, and we have not detected the presence of any contaminants,” the PWSA said in a statement.
“Regulations require multiple follow-up water quality testing before the advisory can be lifted.
The earliest the test results will be available is the evening of December 19, 2017.”
Both hospitals remains operational and there is no impact on patient care.”
The PWSA also noted that there is currently a water buffalo located at Centre Avenue, where the main break occurred, and South Euclid Street for those without water.
A busy Pittsburgh street looked more like a river Sunday morning as water rushed down Centre Avenue following a water main break.
Huge water main break in East Liberty pic.twitter.com/ETv13m1Bbk — Lori Houy (@WPXI_Lori) December 17, 2017 The break impacted water service and pressure at UPMC Shadyside and Mercy hospitals, in addition to surrounding neighborhoods.
The water main break also forced businesses to close as residents flooded grocery stores looking for bottles of water.

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has issued a precautionary flush and boil water advisory for several sections of Pittsburgh.
Following a large water main break on Centre Avenue in East Liberty Sunday morning, the PWSA restored pressure following a period of low-and-no water pressure for customers in the central and eastern sections of Pittsburgh.
UPMC Shadyside is also impacted by the advisory.
It released the following statement: “UPMC is following the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) boiled water notice, which affects UPMC Shadyside and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
Both hospitals remains operational and there is no impact on patient care.” The PWSA also noted that there is currently a water buffalo located at Centre Avenue, where the main break occurred, and South Euclid Street for those without water.
More than 10 hours after the 20-inch main broke in East Liberty, crews were still working on repairs, and water was continuing to flow down Centre between Negley and Highland avenues.
Centre is still closed to traffic and will remain closed until the work is complete.
Crews have the leak isolated, which has restored water pressure to impacted neighborhoods and facilities, including UPMC Shadyside hospital.
The water main break also forced businesses to close as residents flooded grocery stores looking for bottles of water.
“I went to wash my hands and there was nothing.