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Update: Century Boil Water Notice Lifted
August 22, 2024
UPDATE: The boil water notice was lifted just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 22.
Previous story:
The entire town of Century remains under a boil water notice that was issued Sunday morning, but Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. hopes that precautionary advisory will be lifted today or at worst on Friday.
A significant portion of the town of Century was without water for most of Sunday following water main break about 4:30 a.m. in front of Bondurant Ace Hardware at 8511 North Century Boulevard. An automated system notified the mayor by 5:30 p.m. and crers were at work by 6 a.m. They worked until about 9:45 p.m. to complete repairs.
Gomez said Wednesday night the town replaced several feet of a large 6-inch pipe that broke as the result of what he called an Act of God.
“We did the boil water notice out of precaution to make sure nobody got sick or had any kind of contamination in their water,” he said.
For more photos, click to enlarge.
The town is awaiting the results of bacteriological testing to give the all clear and lift the advisory. In the meantime, the the town advises that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be brought to a rolling boil for at least a minute, or that bottled water be used.
“Use your bes water before boiling water,” Gomez said.
As soon as the town notified NorthEsambia.com that the boil water notice is lifted, we will update this story.
Due to the water main break, the Whataburger restaurant on North Century Boulevard closed Sunday. It has since reopened.
Two Town of Century employees were injured, one of them seriously, during the repair process when the hole in which they were working at least partially collapsed.
Pictured: Repairs to a broken water main Sunday afternoon on North Century Boulevard. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Comments
6 Responses to “Update: Century Boil Water Notice Lifted”
I am a retired plumber of 40 plus years.
QUESTION TO ALL, including restuarants OBEST CHANGE ANY FILTERS IN YOUR WATER LINE WES,FLUSH LINES BEFORE INSTALLING NEW FILTERS.
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I’m so glad I just sold my house in this area – 8 years was enough
Isn’t everything an “act of God”. Either he allowed it to happen or he caused it.
When all else fails, blame God?
You are right Sam, this is getting old and I’m wondering what is taking so long. I went back over a year checking boil water notices here on North Escambia. It looks like the average time to lift the notice is two days, we are on day five. I found one that took four days, but it was issued on a Saturday morning, so that could be the reason for the extra time.
this is getting old. what is taking so long?
@What a burger
How can you justfy washing your hands after the bathroom and clening equipment?
@Gomez, EXPLAIN ACT OF GOD.
WAS ROCKS,ETC PUSHED INTO DITCH WHEN FIRST LAID DOWN, OR WAS IT INSTALLED WRONG
Whole Century needs an act of God