Huntington: Boil Water Advisory

West Virginia American Water
has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for 36 customers on Berkley
Place, Sutherland Drive, and Beuring Drive in Huntington, WV. The advisory
follows a main break, which crew are working to repair as quickly as possible.
The estimated restoration time is approximately 11PM.

 

Once service is restored,
affected customers should boil their water before consumption until further
notice. Once the system recovers, West Virginia American Water will be
collecting additional water quality samples in the area of the outage, which
require a minimum of 24 hours for analysis. Customers will be notified in the
same manner once the analysis is complete, and the advisory can be lifted.

 

Boiling kills bacteria and
other organisms that may be present in the water. Customers are asked to bring
water used for drinking, cooking, bathing and brushing teeth to a full boil for
a minimum of one minute, then cool before use. 

 

West Virginia American Water
also recommends the following steps:


 Throw away beverages and ice cubes if made with tap
     water;
 Keep boiled water in the refrigerator for drinking; 
 Provide pets with boiled water after cooling;
 Do not use home filtering devices in place of boiling
     or using bottled water; most home water filters will not provide adequate
     protection from microorganisms; 
 Use only boiled water to treat minor injuries.


 

For the most up to date
information on water service restoration, customers are asked to visit their
MyWater account at amwater.com/mywater. If needed for emergencies, the customer
service center can be reached at 1-800-685-8660.