Posted on: January 27, 2023
As of 4:50 p.m., January 26, 2023, the City of Lewiston has lifted the Boil Water Alert Order for all Lewiston water customers.
Necessary modifications to the water system have been made in order to provide water to all customers from a different reservoir in the water system. Additionally, the affected reservoir has been disconnected from the system and drained of all remaining w...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 25, 2023
The City of Lewiston Public Works Department has been working around the clock to restore regular service to water customers still under the boil water order.
Crews started draining the affected reservoir this morning and will be complete with this step by the end of the day. Staff were also successful in isolating the affected reservoir and switching that portion of the water system to a different water source...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 24, 2023
The City of Lewiston is working closely with the Department of Environmental Quality in efforts to respond to the rupture at a city-owned reservoir that occurred on January 18, 2023.
This includes community education regarding guidelines to follow for those currently under the boil water order.
The purpose of the boil water order is precautionary, as all water samples to date have come back clean. Crews were successful in iso...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Since a rupture occurred at a city-owned reservoir, and therefore a boil water order was instated on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, significant strides have been made in efforts to lift the current boil water order in place and address the damages to the re...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 23, 2023
Since a rupture occurred at a city-owned reservoir last week, significant strides have been made in efforts to lift the boil order and address damages to the reservoir.
The Public Works Department lifted the boil order for a portion of its customers on Thursday, while some customers remain on the boil order until crews can shift their water source to another reservoir within the system.
A few things need to happ...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 19, 2023
The City of Lewiston Public Works Department has lifted the Boil Water Alert Order for portions of the community.
This map highlights three separate sections of the community. The section in red shows the area that should continue following the boil water alert order; the section in green shows the area that has been lifted; the section in blue shows the Lewiston Orc...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 19, 2023
At approximately 4:00 a.m., on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, a rupture occurred to the City of Lewiston’s high reservoir located along 16th Avenue in Lewiston.
This rupture caused approximately three-million gallons of water to be released from the reservoir and resulted in localized flooding.
City staff were notified of the incident and were on site immediately to secure and assess the situation. An incident com...
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City of Lewiston News
Posted on: January 18, 2023
BOIL WATER ALERT ORDER IN EFFECT
Due to a reservoir failure in a portion of the City’s water system that is currently being assessed, the City of Lewiston Public Works Department has issued a Boil Water Alert Order for all of its customers. Through an abundance of caution, this...
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