City Of Wilmington: Water Main Break On Lea Boulevard And North Market Street

Press release from the City of Wilmington:

11/30/2021 2:00 PM

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Wilmington’s Department of Public Works is currently working to repair a water main break that occurred overnight on Lea Boulevard between Pine and Market streets. The break may have impacted water quality in the immediate area North of Lea Blvd from Market Street to Governor Printz Blvd. (please see map for details). City crews isolated the break and restored water service by 10 a.m. today. Given that the outage may have impacted water quality for a small portion of customers, the City has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for residents and businesses. A copy of the advisory is included at the end of this release. Customers in the area outlined below are advised to boil their water before drinking until further notice. Once the boil-water advisory is lifted, the Department of Public Works will notify those customers affected.

PRECAUTIONARY DRINKING WATER ADVISORY

BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING

HIERVAN EL AGUA ANTES DE USARLA.

ESTE INFORME CONTIENE INFORMACION IMPORTANTE ACERCA DE SU AGUA POTABLE. HAGA QUE ALGUIEN LO TRADUZCA PARA USTED, O HABLE CON ALGUIEN QUE LO ENTIENDA.

May Be At Increased Risk From Microbial Contamination.

We routinely monitor the conditions in the distribution system. On 11/30/21, we experienced a loss of positive water pressure due to a water main break. A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through back-flow by back-pressure or back-siphonage. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms.

What should I do?

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using; or use bottled water. You should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice.

Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.

These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.

People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 (800) 426-4791.

What happened? What is being done?

We will inform you when all corrective actions have been completed and when you no longer need to boil your water.

For more information, please contact the Water Quality Laboratory at (302) 571-4158 between the hours of 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. During after-hours you may call (302) 573-5522

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by the City of Wilmington, PWS ID# 0000663.

Date distributed: 11/30/21

Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory Map

COMMUNITY AND MEDIA INQUIRIES: 

John Rago
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of Wilmington, Office of the Mayor
Mobile: (302) 420-7928
Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov

This press release was produced by the City of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.