Boil Advisory Affecting N. 5th Street, Hawthorne Terrace, Stokes Mill Road, and North Lane Road
From
Brodhead Creek Regional Authority
Sent
Wed, Apr 2 @ 10:52am
Description
DRINKING WATER WARNING
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
HIERVAN EL AGUA ANTES DE USARLA. ESTE INFORME CONTIENE INFORAMCION IMPORTANTE ACERCA DE SU AGUA POTABLE. HAGA QUE ALGUIEN LO TRADUZCA PARA USTED, O HABLE CON ALGUIEN QUE LO ENTIENDA.
AFFECTING: BCRA Customers along both sides of N. 5th Street from 1808 N. 5th Street to
1521 N. 5th Street including all residences on Hawthorne Terrace and Stokes Mill Road
from N. 5th Street to North Lane in Stroudsburg, PA 18360
BOIL ADVISORY EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/01/2025
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Brodhead Creek Regional Authority turned off the water for the above streets to make a new 8" water main tie-in at the intersection of N. 5th Street and Stokes Mill Road. A loss of positive water pressure during this work could have allowed contamination to enter the distribution system. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms. A loss of positive pressure during this work requires that a Boil Water Advisory go into effect.
What should I do?
Do not drink the water without boiling it first. When water service is restored, bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using; or use bottled water for drinking, making coffee and ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and food preparation until further notice.
Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites which may cause symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water but also by other factors.
People with severely compromised immune systems, infants and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
What happened? What is being done? Due to the loss of positive pressure in the water main, testing for Total Coliform and E-Coli is required to ensure that the drinking water is suitable for human consumption. The Brodhead Creek Regional Authority will be taking two separate days of water samples for testing.
We will notify you as soon as the advisory is lifted.
For more information please contact:
BCRA Office - 570-421-3232 (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
BCRA Water Plant - 570-421-0998 (7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.).
If you have an emergency, please call the Monroe County Control Center non-emergency no. at (570) 992-9911, and they will page BCRA service personnel.
This notice is being sent to you by the Brodhead Creek Regional Authority.
PWS ID# 2450034 Date Distributed 04/01/2025
This notification was posted by Brodhead Creek Regional Authority. Brodhead Creek Regional Authority is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
