Thursday, May 16, 2013
Due to complications during water main repairs, a section of the city will need to boil drinking water to avoid potential health risks.
A boil alert was issued Thursday for Meriline Street from Grant Avenue to Chestnut Boulevard. The alert was issued after water dropped below pressure during pipe repairs, said Cuyahoga Falls Water Utilities Superintendent John Christopher. In accordance with EPA regulations, residents in the affected area are asked to boil their water for at least three minutes, said Christopher. The boil alert will be lifted Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Due to water main repairs, a section of the city will need to boil drinking water to avoid potential health risks.
A boil alert has been issued for both sides of Broad Boulevard -- between 10th Street and 11th Street -- until Sunday, Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. The alert resulted after water dropped below pressure during a water main repair Friday. In accordance with EPA regulations, the City of Cuyahoga Falls asks affected residents to boil their water for at least two minutes.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The alert will be lifted at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Following a valve replacement, water dropped below pressure on Marcia Boulevard, according to Cuyahoga Falls Water Superintendent John Christopher. As a safeguard, in accordance with EPA regulations, a boil alert has been issued from the 2800 block of Marcia Boulvard to Highpoint Road. Christopher advises affected residents should boil their water for at least two minutes. The alert will be lifted at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Friday, October 19, 2012
77 water main breaks disrupted water service in 2011 compared to 50 so far this year in Cuyahoga Falls. Problem is, there's no easy fix.
The city is no stranger to water main breaks. On Monday, Cuyahoga Falls City Council approved the first of two measures to compensate the Karvo Paving Company for re-asphalting a section of Graham Road that had cracked and buckled last month. The cause? A pair of 50-year-old water mains ruptured on Sept. 7, crippling Graham from Prange Drive to the Cardinal Retirement Village. The cost? $100,000 to be paid for by the city’s miscellaneous waterline repair fund. The tab will deplete two-thirds of the fund, leaving $50,000 through December for major repairs, said John Christopher, superintendent of the city’s water utility. A Graham water main also failed in August of 2010, buckling the asphalt from Lillis Drive to State Road. That repair …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Water main rupture causes water pressure to drop; boil water for 2 minutes.
The water main rupture that closed Graham Road between Prange Drive and Lillis Drive has triggered a boil alert for residents affected by the water disruption. The Cuyahoga Falls Water Utility Department issued the following statement: "On Saturday, September 8, 2012 following a water main repair, the water dropped below pressure. Therefore, as a safeguard in accordance to EPA regulations, a boil alert has been issued for Graham Road only, between Prange Drive and State Road until Monday, September 10, 2012 at 12 noon. To ensure safety, please boil your water for a minimum of two minutes."
Friday, August 17, 2012
Read on to see if you're in the affected area.
A boil alert has been issued for 2nd Street between Prospect Avenue and Chestnut Boulevard until Sunday, Aug. 19 at 9:00 a.m., according to cityofcf.com Water should be boiled for a minimum of two minutes to ensure safety. The alert was issued Friday morning after water dropped below pressure during a pipe repair.
Monday, July 30, 2012
The alert will be in effect through 8 a.m. Wednesday for affected residents.
Following a water main repair on Sunday, a boil alert has been issued for State Road only between Ohio Avenue and Falls Avenue, and for Broad Boulevard only between 21st Street and State Road. The alert will be in effect through Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 8:00 a.m., according to a City of Cuyahoga Falls press release. To ensure safety, boil your water for a minimum of two minutes.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Due to water main repairs, a section of the city will need to boil drinking water to avoid potential health risks.
A boil alert has been issued for only the east side of State Road between Hunter Parkway and Cochran Road until Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 p.m., according to cityofcf.com. To ensure safety, residents in the affected area are asked to boil their water for a minimum of two minutes. The alert was issued after water dropped below pressure on Monday during a water main repair on State Road.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Due to water line repair, sections of the city will need to boil drinking water to avoid potential health risks.
A boil alert has been issued for the south side of Graham Road from Scott Street to 13th Street until Thursday, July 12 at 4:00 p.m., according to the city. Following a water main repair on Tuesday, the water dropped below pressure, reports the Falls News Press. n accordance with EPA regulations, the alert was issued. Residents along Graham are asked to boil their water for a minimum of two minutes.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Residents in the affected area are asked to boil their water for a minimum of two minutes.
As a safeguard in accordance with EPA regulations, a boil alert has been issued on North Hidden Valley Road until Wednesday, May 16 at 4 p.m., said Falls Water Utilities Superintendent, John Christopher. The alert was issued after water dropped below pressure during a water main repair on Monday. Residents in the affected area are asked to boil their water for a minimum of two minutes.
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