High water in the Garner’s Creek and Sam Hollow Road area; and at the Piney River and Highway 48 in Dickson County.
Chris Gadd, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Customers using the Vanleer Water Works system are under advisory ”effective immediately and until further notice” to boil their tap water due to pipe breaks during the storm yesterday, according to local emergency management officials.
Staff with the Dickson County Emergency Management Agency and other Vanleer volunteers are handing out bottled water Sunday at the Vanleer Fire Department.
EMA Director Rob Fisher said the Vanleer Water Works system “took some hits” with several underground water main breaks in the last 24 hours.
The water mains remain under water due to the heavy rainfall last week and are delaying crews ability to repair the water lines, Fisher said.
He said water from the system, which serves over 1,000 customers in Dickson County as well as Montgomery and Houston counties, might not be usable for 3-4 days.
First, repairs must be made, then the system will be backflushed and prepared for use again, Fisher said.
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DAYTON, Ohio — A water line broke in one of Ohio’s largest cities Thursday, forcing some 100,000 customers to boil their water, closing schools and disrupting diners’ Valentine’s Day plans.
There was no word on what caused the break.
As many as 400,000 people initially lost water altogether before authorities located the leak.
Distribution sites for bottled water were set up around the city.
Nine of the 16 public school districts in Montgomery County, which encompasses Dayton, closed for the day because of the water system outages and boil advisories.
State environmental officials said they were providing oversight and help with technical issues to the city and making sure state drinking water regulations were followed.
County officials estimated Thursday afternoon that 15,000 to 20,000 customers were under a warning to boil their water before using it.
Dayton officials estimated 75,000 people were under the advisory.
Dayton’s water quality laboratory was collecting water quality samples for testing and expected the first results to be available in 24-48 hours, city spokeswoman Toni Bankson said.
Archer’s Tavern in suburban Kettering notified customers it was outside the boil alert boundaries, but added: "Just in case you are still nervous about the drinking water, our beer, wine and spirits are 100 percent safe to drink without concern of contamination … Be Safe-Drink Beer!"

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.
(WDRB) — Water service has been interrupted and a boil water advisory has been issued for Holmans Lane in Jeffersonville.
Authorities issued word about the service interruption and boil advisory on Sunday morning.
Officials have not said what caused service to be interrupted, nor how long the water will be cut off.
Once water service is restored in the area, the boil advisory will be in place for about 48 hours.
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Fire officials say there is a power outage at the wells, and it will last all week.

The City of Canyonville has issued a drinking water warning, advising residents to boil the water before use.
"A water sample taken (Monday) showed turbidity levels of 4.0 turbidity units," a press release by the city read.
"There is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms."
The standard is 1.0 turbidity units.
Turbidity is a measure of cloudiness in water.
It has no health effects, but can interfere with growth of disease-causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Residents are advised to boil the water before use, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before use.
Bottled water can also be used for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth or food preparation.
The City of Canyonville press release states, "We anticipate having the problem resolved on (Tuesday)."
General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1800-426-4791 or the Oregon Department of Human Services Drinking Water Program at 971-673-0405.

FORISTELL, Mo.
(KMOV.com) – A boil advisory is in place for residents in a St. Charles County city.
Saturday, officials said they were repairing a leak near the Foristell water tower.
That night, the water company put out a boil advisory.
Officials said residents may experience lower than normal water pressure and a difference in water quality.
It is unknown when the boil advisory will be lifted.

A water line broke in one of Ohio’s largest cities Thursday, forcing some 100,000 customers to boil their water, closing schools and disrupting diners’ Valentine’s Day plans.
There was no word on what caused the break.
As many as 400,000 people initially lost water altogether before authorities located the leak.
Distribution sites for bottled water were set up around the city.
Nine of the 16 public school districts in Montgomery County, which encompasses Dayton, closed for the day because of the water system outages and boil advisories.
State environmental officials said they were providing oversight and help with technical issues to the city and making sure state drinking water regulations were followed.
County officials estimated Thursday afternoon that 15,000 to 20,000 customers were under a warning to boil their water before using it.
Dayton officials estimated 75,000 people were under the advisory.
Dayton’s water quality laboratory was collecting water quality samples for testing and expected the first results to be available in 24-48 hours, city spokeswoman Toni Bankson said.
Archer’s Tavern in suburban Kettering notified customers it was outside the boil alert boundaries, but added: "Just in case you are still nervous about the drinking water, our beer, wine and spirits are 100 percent safe to drink without concern of contamination … Be Safe-Drink Beer!"

The Village of Palmetto has experienced problems with the water supply system.
Water pressure was lost while servicing the water well on Hwy 360.
Because of these problems, the water produced by the water supply system is of questionable microbiological quality.
Therefore, as a precaution, the Village of Palmetto Water System is issuing a boil water advisory effective immediately.
The advisory is to remain in effect until rescinded by the Village of Palmetto Water System.
It is recommended that all consumers disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of food by the following means: Boil water for one full minute in a clean container.
The one-minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil.
(The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a clean bottle, pouring it from one clean container to another, or by adding a small pinch of salt to each quart of water that is boiled.)
The Village of Palmetto Water System will rescind this boil water upon notification from the Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health that additional water samples collected from the water supply system have shown the water to be safe.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) – Maps showing contrasting boil advisory coverage is causing some confusion for residents in the county.
To figure out which advisory map you should use, you first need to know if you get your water through the Dayton Water Department, or through Montgomery County water services.
If you get your water through Montgomery County Water Services, click here for a map showing current boil advisory coverage or click here to see a list of addresses impacted.
If you are a Dayton Water Department customer, use this interactive map to see if the boil advisory applies to you: The following cities have their own water systems and were never affected by the boil advisory: Oakwood, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Englewood, Miamisburg, Union, and West Carrollton.
In a post to Twitter Thursday, Montgomery County reported Kettering, Centerville, Washington Township, Miami Township and Moraine were also clear of the water issues.
Officials with Montgomery County water services say that under the boil advisory, water is safe for consumption after customers have allowed their water lines to flush and/or run for a minimum of three minutes and then boil for at least one minute prior to consumption.
This should dissipate over the next few days.
They are expected to announce details at 10 a.m. on Friday.
City and County officials are working to create one map that will apply to all customers.
The City of Dayton has established three distribution sites at its recreation centers for customers to pick up Red-B-Gone laundry additive to protect laundry from discolored water.