Residents urged to boil water following power outage at chlorinator OXFORD, N.S.
– Oxford is issuing a boil water order for its water utility customers.
All customers are to boil any water for at least one minute for any water to be used for drinking, ice cubes, washing food, brushing teeth or any other activity requiring human or domestic animal consumption until advised further.
This is due to the lack of power to the chlorination plant in Little River.
Once the plant is back in operation, notice will issued as to when the boil order will be removed.
Power is still out at various locations across Cumberland County.
At the peak of Saturday night’s windstorm, more than 8,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power.
The peak gust recorded overnight at Nappan was 102 km/h.
The wind knocked down trees and branches and tore shingles off numerous roofs.
The storm also closed the Trans-Canada Highway across the Tantramar Marsh between Aulac and Sackville, N.B.

The City of Mathis is under a water boil advisory.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is advising all residents to boil water before drinking because of a line break.
The TCEQ recommends residents bring water to a vigorous boil and then boiled for two minutes before consuming.
Residents of Mathis are asked to frequently check the city’s web page for updates about when the boil notice will be lifted.

A boil water order has been lifted in the City of Dauphin.
The city had warned residents Thursday to boil their tap water before drinking or cooking with it after samples showed the presence of total coliform bacteria.
Total coliform bacteria live in soil, surface water, and human and animal waste.
The ban was lifted Saturday after Manitoba’s medical officer of health gave the city’s water system a clean bill of health.
"The City of Dauphin water system and Eclipse water distribution system have met all conditions for rescinding the precautionary boil water advisory and that bacteriological testing results meet regulatory standards," reads a letter from Dr. Denise Koh sent to the city.
"I am therefore rescinding the precautionary boil water advisory."

Residents urged to boil water following power outage at chlorinator OXFORD, N.S.
– Oxford is issuing a boil water order for its water utility customers.
All customers are to boil any water for at least one minute for any water to be used for drinking, ice cubes, washing food, brushing teeth or any other activity requiring human or domestic animal consumption until advised further.
This is due to the lack of power to the chlorination plant in Little River.
Once the plant is back in operation, notice will issued as to when the boil order will be removed.
Power is still out at various locations across Cumberland County.
At the peak of Saturday night’s windstorm, more than 8,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power.
The peak gust recorded overnight at Nappan was 102 km/h.
The wind knocked down trees and branches and tore shingles off numerous roofs.
The storm also closed the Trans-Canada Highway across the Tantramar Marsh between Aulac and Sackville, N.B.

(MISSOURI)— A boil advisory has been issued for parts of Gentry and Worth counties in northwest Missouri.
According to Worth County Public Water System, the boil advisory was issued due to low chlorine levels.
The advisory will last for most likely one week and includes the northern part of Gentry County, as well as Worth County.
Vigorously boil water for three minutes for consumption and brushing teeth.
Use one teaspoon of bleach per gallon for hand-washed dishes.
Bathing is usually okay without additional water treatment.

CINCINNATI — Fire up your stove, because Greater Cincinnati Water Works says that new state regulations will require more Boil Water Advisories be issued.
Water works officials said that the quality of its water has not diminished, and that they still "meet or exceed all regulations and will continue to take numerous precautions and conduct tests to ensure the water is safe when the main is restored to service."
A new regulation enacted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requires the additional advisories, which are are issued when a water main break may have resulted in a risk to water quality.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works does bacterial westing when a water main is put back into service after a break, the agency said in a news release.
When they do issue a Boil Water Advisory, water works staff will place door hangers in the affected area and share info online via social media and at myGCWW.org.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township officials issued a precautionary drinking water warning Wednesday for its water customers south of the Paw Paw River and to all Sodus Township water customers.
As part of the water warning, residents are recommended to boil their water for 1 minute prior to consumption.
The precautionary actions are being taken due to a loss of pressure in the water distribution system.
The loss of pressure was caused by the malfunction of two pressure-sustaining valves on Wednesday.
The township has a capital improvement project underway on a 4 million-gallon standpipe along Euclid Avenue, which required public works officials to temporarily change the flow of water in the distribution system.
Superintendent Kelli Smith said the pressure-sustaining valves malfunctioned as a result of the change.
However, Smith said the issue has been corrected.
“Anytime a water system losses pressure for any significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended,” Smith said in a news release.
The township is in the process of collecting bacteriological samples to ensure the pressure loss did not allow bacteria into the system.
The results should be available today, as officials intend to lift the boil water advisory when the samples show no bacteria.

HIGHLANDVILLE, Mo.
— The city of Highlandville, Mo.
is asking its water customers to boil the drinking water before drinking.
The city fixed a water main break Wednesday.
Now, the city must test its water system to ensure its safety.
The boil advisory is expected to last into Friday.
Stay tuned for more updates.

The City of Highlandville has issued a Boil Advisory until Thursday evening.
Public Works Director John Van Loan says this was caused by a broken water main.
He says the main has been fixed.
Van Loan says they will test the water Thursday morning and send it to be analyzed.
Until they get the results back, folks in the Highlandville area need to boil their water.
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The Victor pump station was damaged overnight causing the water storage tank to run out of water.
Now the communities of Victor, Lansing and areas have to boil their water.
West Virginia American Water has stationed potable water tankers Class VI/Adventures on the Gorge in Lansing and at the Victor Post Office on Midland Trail in Victor for customers impacted by the water outage.
Customers should bring their own containers to fill.
West Virginia American Water crews continue working to install a temporary pump station today while the damaged station is repaired.
The temporary pump is anticipated to be in operation by early evening to begin re-pressurizing the system and refilling the nearby water tank.
Once service is restored, a precautionary boil water advisory will remain in effect.