BOIL WATER ADVISORY NOTICE CANCELLED
December 20, 2015: The boil water advisory notice issued on Friday, December 18, 2015 has been cancelled.
December 18, 2015: Due to heavy flushing of transmission lines serving the city of Elkton by the Logan Todd Regional Water Commission, the city of Elkton is issuing a “Boil Water Advisory” for City of Elkton Utilities customer along the following roads and areas:
Elk Fork Road, Foggy Lane, Commerce Street, B. White Road, Beckham Road, Laster’s Mobile Home Park, all sections of Ruth Drive, and West Main Street customers west of Elk Fork Road (excluding Dairy Queen, Glass Door Solutions and Custom Cooler.)
It is advised that all water used for human consumption be boiled for a minimum of three minutes. Further notice will be issued after water quality analysis results for the area are obtained. Further information can be obtained at the city of Elkton website at www.elktonky.com. The city of Elkton apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks you for your patience.
Once testing shows the water is safe, the boil water advisory will be lifted. You can check the status of the advisory at the city of Elkton website at www.elktonky.com.
Information About Boil Water Advisories
- When a boil water advisory has been put into effect that means that there is a possibility that contamination may exist and therefore we must notify our customers. This does not mean that the water is unsafe, it just means that the possibility is there.
- Boil water advisories are generally issued when water pressure drops.
- A boil water advisory means that all water that is to be used for drinking or cooking should be brought to a rolling boil and boiling should be continued for at least 3 minutes.
- Water not used for drinking or cooking does not necessarily need to be boiled. This means water that is used for bathing or showering or water that is being used to do the laundry. Dishes can be washed as long as you use hot water.
- Ice makers should be turned off. Once an advisory is lifted, it is recommended that you run the ice maker for several cycles and discard the ice.
- Bottled or boiled water should be used for baby formula.
- After repairs have been made, the lines are flushed and a chlorine sample is taken and bacteriological samples are taken of the affected area and delivered to the testing laboratory contracted by the city. Tests are then ran according to strict government and state regulations.
- An advisory will be lifted after we have received the results and the Division of Water lifts the advisory.
- When the advisory is lifted, we will notify our customers.