CITY OF GRESHAM LIFTS BOIL WATER NOTICE FOR GABBERT HILL AREA
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: October 19th, 2014 8:38 AM
GRESHAM, Ore. - This morning, the City of Gresham lifted a limited Boil Water Notice, effective immediately, for Gresham Water customers served by the Gabbert Hill Reservoir - about 130 homes near Gresham Butte on the City's south central side.
These residents can now drink tap water, and use it for consumption purposes, without boiling it first.
Yesterday, the City of Gresham issued a Boil Water Notice to the south central neighborhood served by Gabbert Hill Reservoir. The notice was issued because a pump at the site failed, causing homes to lose water pressure. A lack of pressure could allow contaminants into the system, so the City issued the Boil Water Notice strictly as a precaution.
No other Gresham Water customers were affected.
This morning, results from water quality tests confirmed an absence of bacteria, so the Boil Water Notice is no longer in effect. No actual contamination was detected during the weekend incident.
The City took every precaution to protect residents. The Boil Water Notice went out to the media, and was posted to the City's website and to social media. City staff went door-to-door yesterday in the Gabbert Hill area to deliver notices and answer questions, and opened phone lines to take public calls. In addition, City emergency operations personnel sent alerts to affected residents by phone or text, and sent an alert through Nextdoor.com, the private social media network for neighborhoods, to the Gresham Butte Neighborhood Association.
By 9 a.m. yesterday, the City had fixed the pump and restored water to the Gabbert Hill area.
For more information, see GreshamOregon.gov/boilwaternotice or call 503-618-2626.
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These residents can now drink tap water, and use it for consumption purposes, without boiling it first.
Yesterday, the City of Gresham issued a Boil Water Notice to the south central neighborhood served by Gabbert Hill Reservoir. The notice was issued because a pump at the site failed, causing homes to lose water pressure. A lack of pressure could allow contaminants into the system, so the City issued the Boil Water Notice strictly as a precaution.
No other Gresham Water customers were affected.
This morning, results from water quality tests confirmed an absence of bacteria, so the Boil Water Notice is no longer in effect. No actual contamination was detected during the weekend incident.
The City took every precaution to protect residents. The Boil Water Notice went out to the media, and was posted to the City's website and to social media. City staff went door-to-door yesterday in the Gabbert Hill area to deliver notices and answer questions, and opened phone lines to take public calls. In addition, City emergency operations personnel sent alerts to affected residents by phone or text, and sent an alert through Nextdoor.com, the private social media network for neighborhoods, to the Gresham Butte Neighborhood Association.
By 9 a.m. yesterday, the City had fixed the pump and restored water to the Gabbert Hill area.
For more information, see GreshamOregon.gov/boilwaternotice or call 503-618-2626.
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