ATTENTION:The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has issued an alert for its customers in communities north of Route 30 to boil water before drinking it. The warning issued at 7 p.m. Thursday was prompted by a “deficiency of the filtration barrier” at the George R. Sweeney Treatment Plant in Bell Township, according to a release. All affected customers are being alerted via an automated phone message, said spokeswoman Gina Cerilli. The authority asks all affected customers to boil the water for at least one minute or use bottled water. Any water used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation should be boiled, according to the release. Results of a water sample collected Wednesday prompted the warning, Cerilli said. “Weve working on it, were flushing it, were adding extra chlorine to it, but before we get the chlorine levels up were asking everyone to boil it,” she said. Communities affected: Adamsburg Allegheny Apollo Avonmore Bell Conemaugh Delmont Derry Township East Vandergrift Export Gilpin Greensburg (north of Cabin Hill Drive) Hyde Park Irwin Jeannette Kiskiminetas Leechburg Loyalhanna Township Manor Murrysville North Apollo North Huntingdon North Irwin Oklahoma Parks Penn Borough Penn Township Salem Saltsburg Vandergrift Washington Township West Leechburg White Oak Read more: triblive/news/adminpage/4943736-74/boil-customers-according#ixzz2ih0Ok2cG Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:25:18 +0000
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