Boil Water Advisory Issued For Some Gales Ferry Residents

GALES FERRY, CT—A boil-water order was issued for some Gales Ferry Southern Connecticut Water Authority customers after a Monday night water main break, according to the Ledge Light Health District.

The health department reported that water authority crews were "on site within an hour and the break was repaired within two hours." But, Ledge Light says, "as a precaution SCWA is issuing a boil water advisory to all customers in the Gales Ferry Tower Division until water samples can be collected and we can verify there was no contamination during the water outage."

Ledyard Police responded to the break in the area of the East Drive recreation field in Gales Ferry. The Gales Ferry water customers affected include the Pheasant Run and sections of Long Cove Road.

Police posted an alert on Facebook Monday night: "Ledyard Emergency Communications has contacted appropriate services, and repairs are expected to take several hours. If you’re in Gales Ferry, please share this information. Thanks from LPD."

Ledge Light noted that although the "risk of contamination is very small," residents are asked to "boil water for one minute, use bottled bottle, or use an alternative source of drinking water, until new samples are analyzed and approved by the State Department of Public Health."

Ledge Light said on a Facebook post and on Twitter that it expects a "return to compliance by Wednesday, Aug. 28, adding customers will be "notified as soon as we receive approval from the State Health Department."

The SCWA can be reached at (860)464-0232.