New Equipment to Maintain Water Valves
UPDATE: Boil Water Near Lavallette LIFTED
Update as of 8/24, 8:19 a.m.: Boil Water Notice near Livingston, Lavallette, Taylor, 13th has been LIFTED. Lab testing found no contamination. =============================== Water system personnel are responding to a water leak in a service line in the 1400 block of Lavallette […]
Read MoreElkins Water Board Recommends Emergency Rate Increase
The Elkins Water Board has recommended an emergency rate increase of 32 percent for city water customers, and the Elkins council could approve the increase as soon as September 15. This increase, which is essential for the utility to avoid insolvency in […]
Read MoreElkins Water Plant Hosts EPA Workshop
Regulators from across the country gathered to learn about membrane treatment plants What makes for safe drinking water? Those in the water-treatment field know that the answer to this question can be something of a moving target. As scientific knowledge and treatment […]
Read MoreLeak Investigation near Children’s Home
Update at 6:32 a.m.: The leak has been isolated without affecting other customers. Barring failure of the valve to this line, it should be possible to proceed with repairs without an outage in the area. =========== Elkins Water Board employees are responding […]
Read MoreWater Plant Hosts Filtration Training
The Elkins Water Treatment Plant recently hosted a training session on membrane water filtration. The session, which was organized by the West Virginia Rural Water Association (WVRWA), was attended by water treatment operators from several counties as well as engineers from the […]
Read MoreIllegally Dumped Diesel Fuel Found in Tygart River
Water operators contained a small amount of diesel fuel dumped by an unknown person On Friday, city, county, and state officials responded to a report of an oily sheen in the Tygart River, near Fifteenth Street. Elkins Water Board employees determined that […]
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