Akron Reporter

Akron, Ohio, June 12, 2023 — 2:00 pm — The City of Akron Water Supply Bureau has lifted the precautionary boil water advisory for all customers along the northern end of Cuyahoga Street including all customers in the vicinity of Northampton Road, Portage Trail Extension West, Meredith Lane, West Bath Road and Sackett Avenue.  This includes the residential allotments known as Cross Creek Allotment, The Crossings Townhomes, Timber Top, Waterford Place, Mediterranean Village, North Ridge Allotment, Heron Crest, Fox Trace, Fox Glove, High Hampton, Hampton Ledges, Meredith Lane Apartments, the Villages of Northampton and Ascot Industrial Park. 

Water testing completed over the past 24 hours has confirmed the drinking water is safe. 

Sunday morning, the City of Akron issued a precautionary boil advisory because of depressurization related to a water main break on Cuyahoga Street near the Cascade Valley Metroparks Softball Field Complex. The water main break has been repaired and pressures have been completely restored to the affected areas.

EPA regulations require the City to perform testing over a 24-hour period to ensure that the drinking water is safe before a precautionary boil water advisory can be lifted. At this time, all Akron Water customers are no longer required to boil their drinking water or take any special precautions. Water is safe to consume and can be used normally.

Please be aware you may experience periodic discoloration or cloudiness of water for the next day or two. Discoloration is faint yellow or brown in color, while cloudiness can have the appearance of weak milk. Discoloration results from drinking water scouring the inside of water mains due to the main break. If this should happen, open every cold water faucet and bath/shower fixture in your home at the same time and flush for five minutes until clear. Cloudiness is the result of dissolved air and will eventually clear itself out. Neither discoloration or cloudiness are reasons to be concerned about the safety of the water over the next couple of days.

Questions should be directed to Akron Water Distribution Dispatch at (330) 375-2420. 

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