Daily News | Boil water alert issued for communities in Chester, Lancaster counties
in several communities in Chester and Lancaster Counties to boil their tap water after a water-main break in Parkesburg Borough put the system at risk of contamination.
The notice applies to about 300 customers in Parkesburg Boroughn and some customers in parts of Atglen Borough in Chester County and Bart Township, Lancaster County. Pennsylvania American, a subsidiary of American Water Works Co. Inc. of Camden, said a water-main break caused a loss of positive water pressure, which “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.”or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food until further notice.
The company said it is working to repair the main break. It has made bottled water available at Keystone Fire Department, 329 W. First Ave., Parkesburg. Under state regulations, the company will collect and analyze water for bacteria. Two consecutive days of “clean” test results are required before the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will allow the advisory to be lifted.
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