Akron Reporter

Akron, Ohio, —  Early on Sunday, October 8, 2023, a water main break on Akron Peninsula Road near Bath Road caused reduced water pressures for nearly 150 Akron water customers located in Cuyahoga Falls and Boston Township. The water main break required water supply to be shut off resulting in those customers experiencing depressurization along the northern portion of Akron Peninsula Road including the vicinity of Steels Corners Road, Towpath Blvd., Bolanz Road, Everett Road leading to Oak Hill Road and Major Road. After repairs were made, crews were still seeing lower than expected pressures, and a secondary water main break was discovered around 9pm last night on Akron Peninsula Road. Repairs are currently in process at this second break. Water supply and pressure have been restored to all customers impacted yesterday except for two businesses and one home near the second break at 2222 Akron Peninsula Road.

Due to the secondary break, the City of Akron Water Supply Bureau has kept the precautionary boil water advisory in effect until at least tomorrow morning, Tuesday Oct. 10 to allow for the necessary testing to take place.

The boil water advisory is in place for all customers on, within or adjacent to the following locations:

Akron Peninsula Road north of Bath Road

Steels Corners Road West

Towpath Blvd.

Deepwood Drive

Smokerise Drive

Laurel Valley Drive

Deepridge Drive and Circle

Bolanz Road

Riverview Road between Bolanz and Everett

Everett Road

Oak Hill Road

Major Road from Everett Road to Stine Road

A detailed map describing the limits of the precautionary advisory can be found on the City's Facebook page here. 

Major customers in the impacted area include Blossom Music Center, Towpath Village subdivision, KB Energy site, portions of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Szalay’s. All customers within this area are advised to boil their water until further notice. Water used for drinking or cooking should be brought to a full boil for a minimum of 2 minutes and returned to the proper temperature before use. 

Further, the loss of pressure may also cause additional disruptions in water quality including discolored water and/or potentially a temporary increase in lead levels in the drinking water.

As a standard practice the USEPA recommends the following actions to reduce possible lead exposure in drinking water:

• If water has not been used for several hours, run the tap until there is a noticeable temperature drop. Then, run water for 30 seconds to 3 minutes before using it for drinking and cooking. This helps flush water that may have contained lead that may have leached from plumbing.
• Use cold water for cooking, drinking, and preparing baby formula. Boiling the water will not reduce lead.
• Clean your faucet aerator regularly.

For additional information visit drinktap.org or www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. 

A press release will be issued when the boil water advisory is lifted.  Please contact the Akron 24/7 Water Distribution Dispatch at 330-375-2420 for further updates.

Original source can be found here.