WEIRTON – A boil order is being issued by the Weirton Area Water Board for the 3300 blocks of both Main Street and West Streets, as a result of work performed on a water line on West Street today.

The order also affects any other nearby customers with low or no water pressure.

If you live in the affected area, bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, bathing, and food preparation until further notice.

Disinfection will be verified as soon as possible and the boil water notice will be lifted through local media notification.

For more information please contact the Weirton Water Treatment Plant at 304-797-8566.

The US EPA and the WV Bureau of Public Health require public water systems to notify the public when the water distribution lines have gone dry in an affected area to alert them of possible contamination. Water lines will be flushed and samples will be collected and tested to ensure the water replenishing the affected system is disinfected and in compliance with US EPA Bacteriological Regulations.