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February 06, 2010

PAWC: Water Conservation 'Mandatory'

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A power outage at a pumping station has forced Pennsylvania-American Water Company to issue a mandatory water conservation notice for all customers in Allegheny and Washington counties.

The company did not identify which pumping station is affected, but Penn-American draws water from the Monongahela River at Elrama and Becks Run.

Customers who are served by the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County in the city, Port Vue, White Oak and other communities are not affected.

However, MAWC customers in parts of Murrysville are suffering low or no water pressure due to a power outage at a pumping station in the Sardis Road area, an authority spokesman said.

Penn-American service areas in the Mon-Yough region include Glassport, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, Lincoln Place, Munhall and West Mifflin and many surrounding communities.

The order from Penn-American asks customers to refrain from using water "for showers, dishwashing, flushing, cooking or drinking until the issue is resolved."

The company said it will notify customers of service resumption through its website.

Heavy snowfall snapped tree limbs and power lines throughout Western Pennsylvania. About 85,000 customers were without power Saturday morning, according to Allegheny County officials.

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Well, we’ve gotten walloped pretty good down here in the DC area. Tough to do any measurements because of the drifting we’ve had, but I think we’ve gotten at least 2 feet here. It’s reported that out near Cumberland they got over 3 1/2 feet. Took us 4 shots to get the driveway cleared today, and that’s after doing a prelim last night. Course we may not get the street plowed until maybe Tuesday? We parked one vehicle in the small shopping center up the street. They usually get plowed pretty quickly, and we can then get out on the main street with at least one vehicle. My wife had suggested that we flee the storm for the “quiet” of McKeesport. Um-m, maybe best that we didn’t.
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