The Burnside, Fernhill, John Day, Olney-Walluski, and Willowdale (which includes Riverpoint) water systems have issued notices of a water shutoff and boil water order effective at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 due to some scheduled work on their water supply line. Approximately 600 rural residences and businesses along Highway 30 east from the Astoria city limits to the Bear Creek Bridge and along Highway 202 from the Fairgrounds to the Klaskanine Fish Hatchery and including Walluski Loop will be affected. Customers within the City limits who pay their bill directly to the City of Astoria will not be affected.
Water is anticipated to be turned back on at 5:00 a.m. on January 12, 2011, however it may be several hours longer before water service is fully restored. The City will be sending water samples to a State-certified water testing laboratory to confirm complete disinfection and the five outlying water systems will be doing the same. Due to the length of time that water quality laboratories require to process and analyze the samples, Gary McLauchlin, Astoria’s Water Quality Supervisor estimated the earliest the boil water order would be lifted would be noon, Friday, January 14. Affected customers will be informed when the tests show no bacteria and they no longer need to boil their water. Customers who are in the affected area and have questions regarding the shutdown and boil water order are urged to direct them to their water supplier. Questions can also be directed to Astoria Public Works Operations at (503) 325-3524.
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