Boil Water Advisory In Yardley, Schools Closed Friday

YARDLEY, PA — The Yardley area was under a boil water advisory Thursday evening and Pennsbury School District schools were to be closed on Friday as a result.

Pennsylvania American Water said in a press release that water service around Yardley was found to be unusually cloudy. The high cloudiness, or "turbidity," suggests the water might contain disease-causing organisms, PAW said.

Residents in Yardley, Lower Makefield and parts of Falls Township were warned not to drink any water without boiling it first.

Thursday night, Pennsbury School District announced that all schools and offices would be closed on Friday due to the water concerns. Pennsylvania American Water provides water to eight of the district's 15 schools.

"We will continue to monitor the situation with our community partners to make, and communicate, any future decisions about accessing our schools throughout the weekend," Pennsbury said on its website.

Pennsylvania American Water said it believes changes in water flows to filters at its treatment plant caused the spike in turbidity. They said Thursday evening they were investigating and would let the public know when the problem has been corrected.

The company had set up water tankers at the following locations as of 7 p.m. Thursday:

• Yardley and Makefield fire companies, 105 S. Main St., Yardley, and 652 Stony Hill Rd., Lower Makefield
• Big Oak Shopping Center, 1641 Big Oak Rd.
• Village Market, 599 Washington Crossing Rd., Lower Makefield
• Gas Light Village, 85 Makefield Rd., Falls Township.

For more information, you may visit Pennsylvania American Water's website.

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