PARTIAL BOIL WATER ADVISORY LIFT

6 Feb, 2023

PARTIAL BOIL WATER ADVISORY LIFT

PARTIAL BOIL WATER ADVISORY LIFT NOTICE FOR THE LONACONING WATER COMPANY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KOONTZ AREA

 

FOR CUSTOMERS OF LONACONING WATER COMPANY, MD0010018                                                                                

 

THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS LIFTED for the entire service area EXCEPT for residents in the Koontz area on Old Beechwood Rd between 15817 Old Beechwood and 15001 Old Beechwood Rd, Blacksmith Ln, and Cool Mist Ln. A map is included to show which residents will continue to be under the boil water advisory.

For the residents that the boil water advisory is lifted, it is no longer necessary to boil your water before using.  The following measures are strongly encouraged at this time:

  • Run your water faucets for 3-5 minutes to flush your service connection and interior plumbing with water from the service main.
  • Empty and clean your automatic ice makers and water chillers.
  • Drain and refill your hot water heater if the temperature is set below 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Service connections with a water softener/cartridge filters should be run through a regeneration cycle or other procedures recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Water reservoirs in tall buildings should be drained and refilled (as applicable).

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Tyler Rayner at 301-463-6266

Customers of Lonaconing Water Company were notified on 1/17/2023 of a problem with the water supply due to a high turbidity event and were advised to boil the water before using it as a safety measure.  We are pleased to report that remedial actions have been completed and subsequent water quality testing has shown the water quality to be within EPA guidelines for drinking water.

The Lonaconing Water Company’s three water treatment plants experienced critical failures, which resulted in a recent Tier 1 turbidity violation, a Boil Water Advisory and a system-wide water outage. The Lonaconing Water Company has been working with Maryland Environmental Services to resolve the Violation, the Boil Water Advisory, the water outage and other deficiencies found. The Town’s water customers are currently connected to the Allegany County distribution system to receive Frostburg City water. With this connection Maryland Environmental Services has shut down all three plants. The plants will stay shut down for the foreseeable future until the Town’s plant construction project for plant improvements is completed later this year and all deficiencies are resolved.

The Boil Water Advisory for the Koontz area on Old Beechwood Rd between 15817 Old Beechwood and 15001 Old Beechwood Rd, Blacksmith Ln, and Cool Mist Ln is expected to be lifted in the near future. Distribution pressure issues require installation of a booster pump to supply the Koontz tank with City of Frostburg water, on an intermittent basis, to ensure water supply and pressure are available for the 24 homes in this particular area. These residents will be notified separately by a hand-delivered letter when the Advisory is lifted for this area.

Bottle water will be provided to the residents who remain under a boil water advisory at Town Hall at 35 E Main St. Lonaconing, MD 21539 from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Proof of residency will be required.

You may also visit our web site at townoflonaconing.org for further information.

 

Map of homes still under notice can be found here: Koontz Map