OHA Drinking Water Services Water Advisory Details |
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| PWS ID: | OR41 01454 |
| PWS Name: | NEW BRIDGE WATER DISTRICT |
| Advisory Type: | Boil Water |
| Reason: | E. coli, Confirmed in Distribution |
| Area Affected: | System-wide |
| Affected Populations: | All |
| Begin Date: | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Date Lifted: | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Contacted By: | GOSS, BILL (DWP - PENDLETON) |
| Who Was Contacted: | Peg Coffin |
| Contact Phone: | 541-893-3252 |
| Details: | Received verbal results from Umpqua-Table Rock Lab that all three repeat samples from the distribution tested positive for E. coli. The triggered source sample tested absent/absent. Spoke with Peg. Sent her a boil advisory notice to be distributed. The storage reservoir will be inspected for any evidence of possible pathways for contamination to enter, and it will be batch chlorinated. Follow-up samples to be collected after the chlorinated water is flushed through the distribution system. Lifted 08/28/2020: The reservoir and distribution system were batch chlorinated and flushed. Inspection of the reservoir did not reveal any obvious path for contamination. Five coliform samples collected on 8/26 all tested absent for bacteria, allowing the boil advisory to be lifted. |
| Associated Alerts: | COLI20135 - 08/07/2020 - COLIFORM (TCR) , E. COLI See also: 08/07/2020 COLI20149 - 08/12/2020 - COLIFORM (TCR) , E. COLI |