(Ambridge, Pa.) The boil water advisory that was issued in Ambridge one week ago, February 24, 2022 has been lifted according to Beaver County Emergency Services.
The problem started Thursday, February, 24, 2022 around 5 AM when there was a break inside the treatment plant and crews were unable to stop treated water from flowing back into the plant. 8,000 customers were left without service in Ambridge and parts of Harmony Township.
With the flooding under control the authority worked to get service restored, all customers were under a boil water advisory and were being told to conserve water while the authority worked to get everything running as normal.
Once everything was back up and running properly the water had to pass two test that were sent to the DEP.
Thursday morning, March 3, 2022, The Boil Water Advisory was lifted.
The approval notice provided by Beaver County Emergency Services is below:
3930-FM-BSDW0188 Rev. 10/2015 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BUREAU OF SAFE DRINKING WATER
Tier 1 Public Notice
PROBLEM CORRECTED
DEP requires all public water systems to issue a “problem corrected” notice within 24 hours after a Tier 1 violation or situation has been resolved and you have received permission from DEP.
Description of the Violation or Situation
Although the public should have seen your initial notice, there may be additional information you learned after the notice was issued. Therefore, you should describe the violation or situation again and discuss how the problem was solved.
Direct Delivery Requirements
Community water suppliers must provide within 24 hours, a Tier 1 public notice (PN) to each service connection using one or more of the following forms of direct delivery:
- Hand delivery
- Electronic mail
- Automatic telephone dialing systems
- Another form of direct delivery approved in writing by the Department
In addition to providing public notification to each service connection, water suppliers that also serve transient and nontransient service connections must provide an abbreviated notice using broadcast media.
Additional Requirements when using an Abbreviated Message
A water supplier that delivers an abbreviated notice (3930-FM-BSDW0197) must also provide the entire Tier 1 PN (mandatory 10 content elements and Spanish translation regarding the importance of the notice) in one of the following ways:
- Posted on a website
- Recorded on a dedicated telephone line
- A method approved in writing by the Department
Noncommunity Delivery Requirements
Noncommunity water suppliers must use one of the following methods:
- Posting in conspicuous locations
- Hand delivery
- Mail or direct delivery to each customer and service connection, when known
Mandatory Language
Use the mandatory statement provided in italics on the following template to encourage notice recipients to distribute the notice to others, where applicable. You may not change this wording.
PN Certification
Send DEP a copy of each type of notice and the certification form (3930-FM-BSDW0076) to DEP within ten days after you issue the notices.
Template Form Field Instructions
When you place your cursor in the blank form fields in the following template, look at the bottom, left corner of your computer (just above the START button) for instructions on the information you should enter in that field. For example, if you place your cursor over the first blank form field in the template, the instructions will read “Insert system name.”
DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
As a customer of AMBRIDGE WATER AUTHORITY ,
you were notified on 02/24/2022 of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER BEFORE BOILING IT FIRST. .
We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to BOIL WATER. WATER IS NOW SAFE TO CONSUME.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
| THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, AND SUPPORT IN SO MANY WAYS, THROUGHOUT THESE UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES. |
As always, you may contact: AMBRIDGE WATER AUTHORITY
600 11TH STREET, AMBRIDGE PA 15003
at 724-266-4847; WWW.AMBWATER.ORG
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 AMBRIDGE WATER AUTHORITY .
PWS ID#: 5040008 Date distributed: 3/3/2022