Melbourne customers told to conserve water or else boil-water notice may come.
The Melbourne Water Department has issued an urgent call to its customers to conserve water — or else it may have to resort to issuing a boil-water notice.
The city said the water currently is safe.
But if current demand is not reduced, it will have to issue a systemwide precautionary boil water notice.
• Do not wash cars, hose down decks or fill pools.
• Use as little water as possible for bathing, cooking or cleaning.
The Cocoa water system has a boil-water advisory in place.
Areas covered by the Cocoa water system including Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Port St. John, Rockledge, Suntree and Viera, as well as Kennedy Space Center, Patrick Air Force Base and Port Canaveral.
Berman is government editor at FLORIDA TODAY.
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A mandatory boil water alert has been issued for all residents of Hollywood and some of its customers who live outside the city limits.
The alert is effective immediately.
Areas of Pembroke Pines, Miramar and Dania Beach that get their water from Hollywood are affected by the alert.
The city is now advising all property owners to boil their water for drinking purposes until further notice.
"Residents should not use the water without boiling it first, as boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water," a media release said.
The city recommends that residents bring all water to a boil and let it continue boiling for one minute before using it.
If the water remains cloudy after 30 minutes, repeat the procedure.
For the time being only boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation.
Hollywood and Broward County will advise when the order has been lifted.
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PWSA advises customers in Pittsburgh’s northern neighborhoods to flush, boil water.
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a precautionary flush and boil water advisory Monday night that will affect an estimated 18,000 homes in the city’s northern neighborhoods and in Millvale and Reserve.
PWSA issued the advisory after determining deficiencies in the cover of the Lanpher reservoir could affect the quality of its water, the authority said in a news release.
The reservoir has been isolated from the water distribution system, and PWSA will flush throughout the affected areas.
Those areas include: Millvale Manchester Reserve Marshall-Shadeland Allegheny Center North Shore Allegheny West Northview Heights Brighton Heights Perry North California-Kirkbride Perry South Central Northside Spring Garden Chateau Spring Hill – City View East Allegheny Summer Hill Fineview Troy Hill Herr’s Island Customers who use water for drinking — including for pets, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food are advised to flush their lines by running water from the tap for at least a minute before boiling vigorously for another minute to kill bacteria.
Water should be cooled before use.
Pittsburgh Public Schools said Monday night that all of its schools will remain open Tuesday.
PWSA is working with the state Department of Environment Protection to meet regulatory requirements for disinfection.
It about 120 years old and 60 inches in diameter.
Customers with questions on the advisory can visit www.pgh2o.com or call the authority’s customer service line at 412-255-2423.

Cal Water lifts boil order for some Bakersfield customers after tests show no E. coli.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — State officials and California Water Service have lifted the boil order for customers in a portion of central Bakersfield.
The precautionary boil-water advisory for about 220 customers was issued over the weekend out of fear of E. coli contamination.
Cal Water said Monday that multiple rounds of water quality tests by two independent laboratories showed no such contamination.
“We sincerely thank our customers for their patience as we worked to ensure their water was safe to drink,” Bakersfield District Manager Mike Mares said in a news release.
“Protecting our customers’ health and safety is our highest priority, and we apologize for this unfortunate incident, especially given that we have had no major issues in this part of the water system for as far back as we can remember.” The company said it will credit the bills of the customers for the lost days of service.
Cal Water will also reimburse the affected customers for their purchase of bottled water.
Customers can take receipts for reimbursement to Cal Water’s Customer Center, 3725 S. H St., or mail them to the Customer Center, attention of Kim Mygatt.

Customer portal improves utility – customer relations water utilities.
In addition to detailed information about household water usage, Dropcountr also provides a channel for communication between utilities and their customers: alerts, rebates, billing information, FAQs.
Starting this month, families that primarily speak Spanish will have access to their personal data and communication in their language of preference.
"Having this option helps us better reach our diverse customer base and provide the same benefits and services to everyone."
This is a strategy long adopted by brands and service providers, but largely new to the water industry.
"Dropcountr helps manage over one million residential customer accounts spread across 26 unique cities," said Dropcountr founder and CEO Robb Barnitt.
"We assist dozens of staff members with customer support inquiries and send thousands of water usage reports, leak alerts, and utility messages to our end users every week.
In cities we serve like Denver, Austin, and Los Angeles, you must provide Spanish as a language of choice, and this move helps us achieve our goal of making water usage more accessible and coherent to the end customer."
About Dropcountr Dropcountr delivers simple but powerful water analytics and customer engagement software that is compatible with all meters, regardless of manufacturer or read interval.
Learn more at www.dropcountr.com/spanish.

Chelan PUD provides bottled water for customers in Olds Station area affected by “boil water” advisory.
Chelan County PUD is making bottled water available to customers who were affected by today’s “boil water” advisory.
The water will be available until 6 p.m. tonight at the Fire Station at the base of Sunnyslope, 206 Easy Street.
Although water is flowing to customers after the system interruption early this morning, the PUD is advising to either boil water or to use bottled water until early tomorrow afternoon when test results are expected.
Sometime early today the automated controls that operate the PUD’s water system, malfunctioned and a portion of the Chelan PUD water system affecting about 250 customers in the Olds Station area lost pressure.
Repairs have been made and water service has been restored.
(see PUD map above or call 663-8121 and ask about your address) However, when pressure is lost there is a potential for contamination to enter into the water distribution system.
As a result, the PUD is asking customers to boil water until it has been determined that the water is safe to drink.
Water samples have been collected and delivered to a local lab for analysis.
Chelan PUD advises customers that boiling kills any potential bacteria and other organisms in the water.

Pet groomer gets bottled water for customers.
Bottled water has been flying off the shelves ever since the news of GenX being discharged in the Cape Fear River was made public.
GenX is an emerging contaminant that is still being studied for potential health impacts, but it is similar to other chemical compounds which have been linked to cancer.
Although GenX has yet to be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, Chemours voluntarily agreed to stop discharging it in response to public outcry after GenX was discovered in the water.
There are several questions about whether or not it is safe to drink water coming from the Cape Fear River.
There is not clear cut answer, but many people aren’t taking any chances.
In fact, some businesses are even getting bottled water for their customers and clients, including Von Barkee’s Dog Spa and Bakery.
The pet grooming company recently posted on its Facebook wall it would only serve bottled water to its customers.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A Minneapolis ordinance banning plastic carryout bags will not take effect as previously planned June 1 due to a statute passed by the Minnesota State Legislature prohibiting cities from imposing any ban on the use of bags. Enforcement will not begin on the new ordinance while the city explores potential amendments to address the remainder consistent with new state law, recently signed by Gov. Mark Dayton: All merchants, itinerant vendors, and peddlers doing business in this state shall have the option to provide customers a paper, plastic, or reusable bag for the packaging of any item or good purchased, provided such purchase is of a size and manner commensurate with the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no…