May 8, 2025

Boil Water Alert for Oriental Circle 05/08/25

Issue has been resolved.

UTILITY ISSUED 

BOIL WATER NOTICE

BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING 

 On 5-8-2025, a water problem occurred at 100 Oriental Circle causing contamination of your water. The areas that are affected are as follows:

 

□ Entire Water System or □ Other     Oriental Circle Area

 

CONDITIONS INDICATE THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT YOUR WATER IS CONTAMINATED. TESTING HAS NOT OCCURRED TO CONFIRM OR DENY THE PRESENCE OF CONTAMINATION IN YOUR WATER.

What should I do? 

  • DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, bathing, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

What happened? What is being done? Contractor Plumbing Wurx had struck a 2in Utility line.

Crew is currently onsite to repair the section of line. Then collection of a bacti sample to be presented to the health department

  

 (Describe the corrective action)  

We will inform you when you no longer need to boil your water. We anticipate resolving the problem as soon as possible

(Estimated time frame)  

For more information, please contact the Water Office at 304-258-1290

271 Wilkes St. Berkeley Springs WV, 25411  

or General guidelines on ways to lessen    the health risk is available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 (800) 426-4791.

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

Berkeley Springs Water Works

State Water System ID#3303301: Date distributed: 5/8/2025

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