Indiana American Water says about 3,200 customers will be without water service overnight Thursday evening to Friday morning as crews lower a water main near U.S. 30 and Grand Boulevard in conjunction with a Hobart storm sewer project. Customers in the affected area will be without water service for about seven hours beginning at 11 p.m. January 5th, the company said, and service is expected to be restored no later than 6 am January 6th. A precautionary boil water advisory will then be in effect. Areas include the 6100 block of 73rd Avenue, the 7400 through 7900 blocks of Grand Boulevard in Hobart, East 81st Avenue/U.S 30 between Grand Boulevard and Shorewood Drive, residents in the Shorewood Forest subdivision, Wheeler High School, John Wood Elementary School, and all residents of Winfield.
Affected customers are being notified of the boil advisory through the company’s Alerts 1View emergency notification tool. The precautionary boil water advisory will be in effect for approximately 24 hours and customers will be notified in the same manner when the advisory has been lifted, the announcement said. More information on the boil water advisory is available online at https://amwater.com/inaw/alerts . As a precaution, customers in the affected area are advised to drink and cook with tap water only after boiling it for approximately three minutes after service is restored. Tap water can be used for washing, bathing, and other common uses.
During the boil water advisory, the water company performs a series of tests to determine if the water meets regulatory drinking water standards.The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) mandates precautionary boil advisories to ensure high-quality water in the event water pressure drops below 20 pounds per square inch (psi) in any part of a distribution system. According to company officials, boil advisories are issued as a precaution with a customer’s best interests in mind. It’s possible, but unlikely, bacteria could enter the water system when pressure in the line drops below 20 psi, the news release said. During the boil water advisory, the water company performs a series of tests to determine if the water meets regulatory drinking water standards.
Additional information on boil water alerts is available on the company’s website at http://bit.ly/2xLjq53 .
