Hope Water & Light Issues Precautionary Boil Order

HOPE WATER LIGHT COMM
HEMPSTEAD
A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ORDER NOTICE
ISSUE DATE: AUGUST 14, 2024
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT
CRAIG CORDER
CHIEF ENGINEER
ENGINEERING SECTION, (501) 661-2623
NEWS ARTICLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED THE ‘BOIL WATER’
NOTICE ISSUED BY HOPE WATER LIGHT COMM FOR THE 25 CUSTOMERS
BETWEEN THE I-30 BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY 67 WEST IN FULTON AND 3499
HIGHWAY 67 WEST. THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE
BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT CONTAMINATED WATER MAY HAVE
ENTERED THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF A LOSS IN NORMAL
SYSTEM PRESSURE FROM A MAIN BREAK.
UNDER THE ‘BOIL WATER’ ORDER, ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS MUST BE
ADVISED THAT THE WATER MAY BE UNSAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AND
WATER USED FOR DRINKING OR FOOD PREPARATION MUST BE BOILED BRISKLY
FOR ONE (1) MINUTE PRIOR TO USE. ALL ICE CUBES SHOULD BE DISCARDED AND
ONLY BOILED WATER USED FOR MAKING ICE.
THIS “PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE” WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED, AN ADEQUATE DISINFECTANT LEVEL IS
ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND A
BACTERIOLOGICAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK.
THE BOIL WATER ORDER WAS DUE TO MAIN BREAK.
SYSTEM PERSONNEL NOTIFIED: Bryron Williams BY: Craig Corder ON: 8/14/2024 12:09:02 AM
SANITARIAN NOTIFIED: Key, Tony BY: Craig Corder ON: 8/14/2024 12:09:49 AM