Some Blissfield residents advised to boil their water because of Thursday water main break
BLISSFIELD — A water main break Thursday afternoon is the reason for a boil-water advisory, that as of Friday morning, remains in effect for a portion of Blissfield.
The water main break occurred by the crossroads of South Lane and Sugar streets, as communicated to residents by village officials through emails, alerts and social media. Residents who reside at 701-755 S. Lane St., and all residents on Parkwood Avenue are under a boil-water advisory.
Customers will be notified when the advisory has been lifted, the village said.
Because of the proximity of the water main break to the campus of Blissfield Community Schools, the district announced Thursday night it was cancelling school for the entirety of the day Friday. Blissfield Elementary and Blissfield High School are both located along South Lane Street.
According to a 6:32 a.m. update Friday, the village said it ran into complications at the water main and a contractor has been called in to assist with the repairs “as we do not have the needed equipment to tackle this repair,” the village said in a post on its Facebook page. “Staff and the contractor continue to work to get water restored as quickly as possible.”
Due to a drop in pressure in the Blissfield water supply — because of the water main break — bacterial contamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout the environment, an advisory notice from the village about the drinking water said. Whenever a water system loses pressure for any significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended.
Bringing water to a boil and letting it boil for one-minute kills bacteria and other organisms that might be present in the water, the advisory notice said. Boiled water, once cooled, can be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and preparing food.
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Water staff during this time will be flushing the system and will be collecting bacteriological samples from around the system. The samples will be collected to determine that the water quality meets the state’s drinking water standards.
For more information, residents may contact Brent Kastle with the village of Blissfield at 517-486-2550. General guidelines and ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safe Drinking Water hotline at 800-426-4791.
— Contact reporter Brad Heineman at bheineman@lenconnect.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: twitter.com/LenaweeHeineman.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Some Blissfield residents advised to boil water because of water main break
