Water Board Customer Advisory Notice UTILITY ISSUED BOIL WATER NOTICE BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING On November19, 2014, a water line broke in the 1200 block of Elmhurst Drive in Weirton. The US EPA and the WV Bureau of Public Health require Public Water Systems to notify the public when the water distribution lines have gone dry in affected areas to alert them of possible contamination. Water lines will be flushed and samples will be collected and tested to insure the water replenishing the effected system is disinfected and in compliance with US EPA Bacteriological Regulations. Areas affected by this notice include all of Elmhurst Drive. What should I do? DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. If you live in the affected area listed above bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, bathing, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Disinfection will be verified as soon as possible and the boil water notice will be lifted through local media notification. What happened? What is being done? Tuesday morning a water line in the 1200 block of Elmhurst Drive broke. As a result of the broken water line, the water lines in the above listed area were drained to allow repairs to be made. Currently repairs are nearing completion and once lines are repaired, they will be thoroughly flushed and refilled. Following refilling of the water lines, samples will be collected and analyzed. Results of the test will be available as soon as possible and the notice will be lifted as soon as possible. Verification test results require a minimum of 48 hours before another public notification will be issued lifting this boil water notice. For more information please contact Sam Stoneking Jr., Chuck Tenaglio, or Scott Klar at 304-797-8566. General guidelines on ways to lessen the health risk are available from the US EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:47:28 +0000
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