BEREA —
About 30,000 residents remain under a boil water advisory, but it should be lifted sometime on Wednesday, according to Berea Municipal Utilities Director Ed Fortner.
The advisory was issued at 9 p.m. Monday for all of Berea and parts of southern Madison County.
“We have pulled samples, but we won’t know the results until (Wednesday),” Fortner said. “There was a failure of a critical valve at the water treatment plant. We discovered that at about 7 p.m. Monday night. We had to shut off services. The repair was completed at 1 a.m. (Tuesday morning) and we flushed the hydrants."
However, citizens should not consume water without boiling it until the sample testing is complete, he said.
Water being used for consumption should first be boiled three to five minutes, but it is safe for bathing, Fortner said
Anyone with questions is asked to call Berea Municipal Utilities at 986-4391 for more information.
Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 624-6608.
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