**UPDATE** HARTFORD, Ky. — The Kentucky Division of Water and the Ohio County Water District have lifted the precautionary Boil Water Advisory for customers along U.S. 62 E of Hopewell Road including Richland Road. Tests confirm the water quality is safe for customers to drink and use for all other purposes.
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HARTFORD, Ky. — The Ohio County Water District issued a Boil Water Advisory June 18 for water customers east of Hopewell Road along U.S. 62 E including Richland Road. The Boil Water Advisory has now been lifted.
OCWD distribution crews are making an emergency repair on a 4-inch water main along U.S. 62 East just east of Hopewell Road. A contractor hit the line without calling the OCWD office to locate the line.
According to Eric Hickman, the general manager of the OCWD, this is the second break of the day due to excavation by outside contractors.
A Boil Water Advisory has been issued out of precaution for around 50 customers east of Hopewell Road along U.S. 62 E including Richland Road.
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When the OCWD experiences pressure drops below 20 psi, its system becomes vulnerable to bacteria from groundwater or dirt seeping into the pipe and affecting the water supply. This is why a Boil Water Advisory is issued.
As a precautionary measure, all water used for drinking or food preparation should be brought to a rolling boil for three minutes. This advisory has been issued out of an abundance of caution and affected customers will be notified when it is lifted.
Customers of the Ohio County Water District with additional questions can contact the office at 270-298-7704.
Remember, if you are doing any excavation work, including driving fence posts into the ground, you must call the OCWD to locate water mains. Anyone who hits a water main is subject to all costs associated with the repairs including, but not limited to, labor, materials, and water loss.”