Woolsey Fire sparks boil water advisory in Ventura and Los Angeles counties

Ventura County Star Add water to the utilities that may be affected by the Woolsey Fire, which has burned 91,572 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Anyone living within the burn area is encouraged to boil their tap water for one minute before usage or use bottled water due to possible contaminates that may have entered the area’s supply, according to a warning issued by Los Angeles County.
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Winds have been pushing flames and helping the spread of the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties since Wednesday afternoon.
As of Monday, firefighters contained 20 percent of its perimeter with full containment expected Saturday.
Two fatalities have been confirmed and 370 structures have been destroyed with thousands more threatened.
The water advisory is on top of warnings that electricity may be shut off to Southern California Edison customers across Southern California.
Meanwhile, an air quality advisory also has been issued for communities across Southern California.
The advisory lasts through noon Monday, although Santa Ana winds could help move smoky air out of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties in the coming days, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Desert Sun reporter Colin Atagi covers crime, public safety and road and highway safety.

Boil water advisory issued for area of Harrison County

The Greater Harrison County Public Service District has issued a boil water advisory for an area of Harrison County.
The boil water advisory is in effect for all Greater Harrison County PSD customers oh Alpha Hill Road.
Residents of the affected are are advised to boil water before use until further notice.

Woolsey Fire sparks recommendations to use bottled or boiled water in affected areas

Add water to the utilities that may be affected by the Woolsey Fire, which has burned 91,572 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Anyone living within the burn area is encouraged to boil their tap water for one minute before usage or use bottled water due to possible contaminates that may have entered the area’s supply, according to a warning issued by Los Angeles County.
Winds have been pushing flames and helping the spread of the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties since Wednesday afternoon.
As of Monday, firefighters contained 20 percent of its perimeter with full containment expected Saturday.
Two fatalities have been confirmed and 370 structures have been destroyed with thousands more threatened.
The water advisory is on top of warnings that electricity may be shut off to Southern California Edison customers across Southern California.
Meanwhile, an air quality advisory also has been issued for communities across Southern California.
The advisory lasts through noon Monday, although Santa Ana winds could help move smoky air out of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties in the coming days, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Desert Sun reporter Colin Atagi covers crime, public safety and road and highway safety.
He can be reached at Colin.Atagi@desertsun.com or follow him at @tdscolinatagi.

Boil water advisory lifted for Parchment-area residents

PARCHMENT, MI — A boil advisory for some Parchment residents has been lifted by the city of Kalamazoo, in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department.
The boil water advisory was issued Monday, Nov. 5, as a precautionary measure while Parchment repaired a water main break on 20th Street.
The advisory was lifted Sunday, Nov. 11, after bacteriological sampling within the affected area verified the water was safe to drink, the city of Kalamazoo said in a news release.
Citizens in the affected area can now use city water for consumption as well as all other purposes, according to the news release.
The affected area included: 20th Street – From McKinley Street (northern boundary) to just north of Colby Avenue, both sides of street; McKinley Street – From 20th Street (western boundary) to eastern extent of Parchment water system (between 21st Street and Polk Street), both sides of street; Roosevelt Avenue – From 20th Street (western boundary) to the eastern extent of Parchment water system, both sides of street.
The city of Kalamazoo agreed to connect residents served by Parchment’s municipal water system to the Kalamazoo municipal water supply after per- and polyflourinated substances (PFAS) were found in the Parchment municipal water supply at levels more than 20 times greater than an EPA health advisory in July.

Technical error causes boil water advisory for Village of Farwell

CLARE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — A boil water advisory has been issued for the Village of Farwell.
According to village officials, the advisory came after a communication issue with the SCADA system and communications to the water tower late Saturday night.
Records show the issue has been taken care of as of now.
The Department of Public Works is running water samples Monday and it is required for the samples to pass two days in a row.
Residents of Farwell are encouraged to do the following before using their water: Boil any cooking or drinking water for at least 1 minute before using, Bathing should not be an issue, but be sure to avoid accidentally swallowing any water, When bathing small children or babies, a sponge bath is advised to keep water away from their mouths and You can brush your teeth but use bottle water or boiled water to rinse If you have any questions, you can call the Village of Farwell office Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. at (989) 588-9926.

BOIL WATER ADVISORY: Village and Town of Greene

Due to a water main break in Greene citizens are advised to boil water for consumption until further notice.
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Boil water advisory issued for areas in the city of Fairmont

The purpose of this boil water advisory is for repairing a main water line on Pinchgut Hollow Road.
Areas affected by this advisory are Colfax Road between Route 310 and the Colfax bridge as well as the surrounding areas.
Residents of the affected areas are advised to boil water before use until further notice.
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Boil water advisories issued after cars hit fire hydrants in the Pee Dee

The City of Johnsonville and the Town of Latta are both under boil water advisories after fire hydrants in each municipality were damaged by vehicles Tuesday night.
Johnsonville Downtown Development Director David Mace announced the city was placed under a boil water advisory Tuesday around 11:30 p.m.
According to Mace, a truck ran over a fire hydrant and the city’s water system rapidly lost pressure.
The advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday morning, Latta Town Administrator Jarett Taylor announced Latta had a similar problem Tuesday night when a different vehicle destroyed a fire hydrant on Highway 917.
"The line was fixed last night and experienced a leak this morning due to the high pressure put on the line.
The problem has been resolved already this morning," Taylor stated.
The town received reports of low pressure and no pressure in some areas.
As a precaution, town officials are asking the residents to boil their water until the water can be checked.

Precautionary Boil Advisory issued for small town in Muskogee County

BOYNTON, Okla. (KTUL) — Boynton has issued a Precautionary Boil Advisory due to low chlorine residuals.
The City released the following statement: The Precautionary Boil Advisory is in effect for the town of Boynton water system.
Customers are advised to boil their water before drinking, using for food preparation or otherwise ingesting the water.
Boynton says they will let the town know when the water is safe to drink again.

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.