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Conserve, Conserve, Conserve
January 28, 2008
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Update: The Bradford Area School District has announced there will be no school on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 due to on-going water main repairs.
“Conserve, Conserve, Conserve” were the three words Kim Benjamin of the Bradford Water Authority wants to stress to area residents and water customers.
Water system customers are urged to conserve water after several breaks were detected in city and township water lines. Crews have been working to repair the breaks. The most serious break was detected Sunday morning in the 20 inch water main along Campus Drive that is the major supply line to the City. About half of the normal water reserve of eight million gallons, was lost in about an hour.
Currently Benjamin believes that all water leaks have been detected or repaired. However, until the water reserve is replenished, another large break could seriously effect the area. He estimates it will take another 5-7 days to replenish the supply. While the break along Campus Drive was not directly related to the cold weather, most line breaks do happen during the winter. In an effort to curtail water use many high volume water customers have been cooperating with the Bradford Water Authority. Bradford area schools were closed Monday, and other customers effected include Pitt-Bradford, BRMC, FCI-McKean, Zippo, Case, and Dresser.
The Bradford Water Authority also issued a precautionary boil water advisory for the next 72 hours. The advisory is voluntary, but was issued because disruptions could cause sediment and other contaminates throughout the system. No health problems have been reported.
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The water main break along Campus Drive spilled 4,000,000 gallons in about an hour. |
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