Boil Water Advisory Issued For Pittsburgh, 33 Other Communities

PITTSBURGH, PA - Pennsylvania American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for thousands of customers in parts of its Allegheny County service area. The advisory comes after a 24-inch water main break early Friday that caused flooding and closed numerous roads and schools.

This notice applies to Penn American customers located in the following municipalities:

• Baldwin Borough
• Baldwin Township
• Bethel Park
• Brentwood
• Bridgeville
• Carnegie
• Castle Shannon
• Collier
• City of Pittsburgh
• Crafton
• Dormont
• Dravosburg
• Greentree
• Heidelberg
• Homestead
• Ingram
• Jefferson Borough
• Mount Lebanon
• Mount Oliver
• Munhall
• North Fayette
• Oakdale
• Upper Saint Clair
• Pennsbury
• Pleasant Hills
• Rosslyn Farms
• Scott Township
• South Fayette
• South Park
• Thornburg
• West Allegheny County Municipal Authority
• West Homestead
• West Mifflin
• Whitaker
• Whitehall

Starting at 3 P.M. today, tankers will be available at the following locations:

• Bethel Park Fire Department: 5213 Brightwood Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102
• Bethel Park Fire Department: 1100 Clifton Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102
• Castle Shannon Fire Department: 3600 Library Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
• Dormont Fire Department: 1455 Hillsdale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
• Greentree Fire Department: 825 Poplar St, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
• Heidelberg Fire Department: 456 1st St, Carnegie, PA 15106
• Ingram Municipal Building: 40 W Prospect Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
• South Fayette Municipal Building: 515 Millers Run Rd, Morgan, PA 15064
• Upper St. Clair Municipal Building: 1820 McLaughlin Run Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241

An additional tanker will be placed at the Brookline Recreation Center by 7 p.m. Friday. Additional tankers will be added throughout the affected service areas.

Customers should bring their own containers when visiting the tanker for drinking water.

Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and cool before using; or use bottled water. You should use boil 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.

For more information, click on the link and go to the Penn American website.