City Of Wilmington: Water Main Break Repaired, Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Lifted

Press release from the City of Wilmington:

12/01/2021 1:00 PM

Wilmington’s Department of Public Works has repaired a water main break that occurred yesterday on Lea Boulevard between Pine and Market streets. Given that the break may have impacted water quality for a small portion of customers in the immediate area North of Lea Boulevard from Market Street to Governor Printz Boulevard, the City issued a precautionary boil water advisory for residents and businesses. That order has now been lifted and no problems have been reported by customers. The City apologizes for any inconvenience. A copy of the order lifting the advisory order is included below.

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

As a customer of the City of Wilmington, you were notified on 11/30/21 of a main break that may have impacted your drinking water and were advised to boil your water before using.

We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to boil your water before using.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

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: 12/1/21

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.