UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Some residents in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, are under a boil-water advisory after a water main broke Thursday.
The advisory covers Upper Saucon Water customers on Camp Meeting Road (from East Valley to South Saucon Avenue), Village Drive, Friedens Lane and Harvest Court, according to a notice from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The advisory will be lifted once tests on water samples come back clean, Upper Saucon Township Water and Sewer Department Director Patrick Lambert said.
The DEP said a section of pipe had to be removed and replaced on Camp Meeting Road after Thursday’s main break.
The main break caused a loss of water pressure, which could indicate the water may contain disease-causing organisms, the DEP said. The DEP said the organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites, which can cause nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches.
You can call the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 for general guidelines on reducing the risk of infection.
Do not drink the water without boiling it first. The DEP said customers should bring water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, then cool it before using, or use bottled water.
The DEP said customers should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and food preparation until further notice.
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