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By: Sutton StokesDecember 30, 2021

New Web Page: Water Outages FAQ

Water leaks and outages affect all water systems. Starting in 2021, however, our system began seeing a significant increase in such incidents, especially in South Elkins. This year, Elkins water system workers have responded to dozens of leaks in South Elkins. Although many of these leaks were repaired “under pressure” and did not require water to be turned off, that part of our city experienced 19 water outages during 2021.

There are various factors contributing to this situation, and fully addressing all of them will take a significant amount of time and money.

Follow this link for answers to frequently asked questions about why this is happening and what we are doing about it. (While you’re at it, please consider signing up for City of Elkins Nixle alerts so you can receive advance notification of water outages, in addition to other important emergency information.)

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Water Department
Boil Water Notices, Water Board, Water Department

UPDATE: Boil Water Near Lavallette LIFTED

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Water Board, Water Department, water treatment plant

Elkins Water Board Recommends Emergency Rate Increase

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Water Board, Water Department

Leak 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 […]

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Water Department

12/5: Outage Between South Davis and Livingston

To repair a leaking water main, we are shutting off water to Livingston Avenue, Lavalette Avenue, and Taylor Avenue (approximate area shown in map below). Customers will have low/no pressure until repairs are complete. Due to unpredictable underground conditions, we cannot accurately […]

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Boil Water Notices, Water Department, Water Repairs

Why So Many Water Outages?

There is clearly an unacceptable number of ongoing water outages and sometimes resulting Boil Water Notices. What is going on? One major reason is that many underground water lines in Elkins are past their end-of-life and need to be replaced. The reason […]

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Boil Water Notices, Water Department

South Elkins Boil Water Advisory

** Update: November 27, 10:15 AM** The boil water notice in South Elkins has been lifted. Laboratory testing found no contamination. ====================== As a result of loss of pressure on a water main caused by a leak, a Boil Water Notice has […]

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