BREAKING NEWS: E-Coli Found In Syracuse City Drinking Water, Boil Order Issued
SYRACUSE, UTAH – June 5, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) The city of Syracuse in Davis County has issued a city-wide boil alert after discovering dangerous E-coli and Coliform bacteria in the city’s water supply.
The official “boil notice” was issued Friday afternoon by the Syracuse City Public Works Department. It reads as follows:
This afternoon (Friday, June 5, 2015), Syracuse City received a confirmed contamination sample from the culinary water system. The sample was obtained from the area of 700 South and 2500 West and tested positive for E-coli and Coliform. The City’s Public Works department has discovered and isolated the source of contamination, which was due to a cross connection of culinary and secondary water lines. The City has isolated the cross connected lines which has eliminated the contamination source, and is currently flushing the water mains. Due to the possibility of residual contamination throughout the system, the City is issuing a water advisory or “Boil Notice” for the entire City until further notice. In conjunction with the Davis County Health Department, the City is providing the attached instructions that outline the steps residents will need to take through the weekend to ensure proper safety.
Although there is no longer a cross connection, the City has scheduled contractors to permanently remedy the lines where the cross connection occurred. That work is expected to be completed by the early part of next week. Once the water has been determined to be safe, the City will issue another notice for residents to flush their home water systems as indicated in the attached instructions from the Health Department. Again, this will likely occur the early part of next week.
We encourage residents to notify neighbors of the advisory. The City has also notified the media. The City has set up an after hours hotline at (801) 643-5775 for any questions. During normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm), you may call (801) 825-7253 to contact the City.
The city’s public works department has discovered and isolated the source of contamination, which was due to a cross connection of culinary and secondary water lines. They were then able to isolate the cross connected lines which has eliminated the contamination source, and is currently flushing the water mains.
Due to the possibility of residual contamination throughout the system, the city is issuing a water advisory or “Boil Notice” for the entire city until further notice.
In conjunction with the Davis County Health Department, the city is also providing the attached instructions that outline the steps residents will need to take through the weekend to ensure proper safety.
Although there is no longer a cross connection, the city has scheduled contractors to permanently remedy the lines where the cross connection occurred.
That work is expected to be completed by the early part of next week. Once the water has been determined to be safe, the city will issue another notice for residents to flush their home water systems as indicated in the attached instructions from the Health Department.
The city is encouraging residents to notify neighbors of the advisory.
The City has set up an after hours hotline at (801) 643-5775 for any questions during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or you may call (801) 825-7253 to contact the City.
We are handicapped and do not know how to drain and flush the things in our home. Is there someone in the city department who can help us? Please email or call me at 801-525-0147. Thank you so much. Deanna Setter