THE BIRMINGHAM WATERWORKS BOARD IS NOW DISTRIBUTING BOTTLED WATER FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY A WATER MAIN BREAK ALONG HIGHWAY 78. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE AT FIVE. I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON AND I’M GLADYS BAUTISTA. THE SYSTEM SAYS CREWS DISCOVERED A BROKEN VALVE WHILE REPAIR THE MAIN BREAK, EXTENDING THE TIMELINE FOR WATER TO BE RESTORED. AS OF NOW, THE WATER MAIN BREAK IS COMPLETELY REPAIRED. WVTM 13 AARON LLEWELLYN IS LIVE FROM ONE OF THE DISTRIBUTION SITES, WHILE A BOIL WATER NOTICE REMAINS IN PLACE. HEY, AARON. YEAH. JARVIS. GLADYS. WE ARE HERE AT THE WALMART IN ADAMSVILLE WHERE EARLIER TODAY THIS TRAILER BEHIND ME WAS FULL OF CASES OF WATER. SINCE THAT DISTRIBUTION STARTED AT 2:00 TODAY. AND I’M TOLD THAT SINCE THEN THEY’VE GIVEN OUT MORE THAN 3000 CASES OF WATER. SO I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF HERE SO WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON. NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LINE IS WRAPPED AROUND THE WALMART PARKING LOT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WAITING TO GET CASES OF WATER, AND THE PALLETS OF WATER ARE STILL GOING OUT AS THE CASES DWINDLE. AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. WE’VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE WANTING TO HELP, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN NEED ARE GETTING THE WATER THAT THEY NEED. AND YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE DIRECTING THE TRAFFIC. ALSO OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE WALMART PARKING LOT AS WELL. AND IF YOU TURN THIS WAY, WE CAN SHOW YOU THE WATER THAT IS STILL LEFT HERE. BUT AGAIN, DON’T FEAR THERE IS MORE WATER COMING AS THESE PALLETS DWINDLE. NOW AGAIN, BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS SAYS THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 15,000 CUSTOMERS IN WEST JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS BOIL WATER ADVISORY. WE’RE TOLD A WATER MAIN BREAK CAUSED THE OUTAGES AND AFFECTED WATER PRICHARD PRESSURE IN ADAMSVILLE BROOKSIDE FAUNSDALE GRAYSVILLE MINOR AND WEST JEFFERSON. NOW, RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT WATER FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, FORCING THEM TO CONSIDER STAYING IN HOTELS UNTIL THEY’RE ABLE TO USE THEIR WATER. NOW, BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS SAYS IT’S WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET WATER BACK INTO PEOPLE’S HOMES, BUT IT COULD STILL TAKE A MINUTE BEFORE ANYONE CAN DRINK IT. WE ARE STILL UNDER A BOIL WATER ALERT, SO ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE HAVE SPECIFIED, WE STILL ARE ASKING THEM TO ADHERE TO THAT BOIL WATER ALERT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE PROCESS NOW GOES TO WHERE ONCE THE WATER IS FULLY RESTORED TO THE CUSTOMERS, WE WILL BE OUT TESTING THE SYSTEM, MAKING SURE THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS CLEAR OF CONTAMINANTS AND WE’RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO CONTINUE THAT ALERT ADVISORY UNTIL WE LIFT THAT. NOW, HE DID TALK ABOUT THAT BOIL WATER ADVISORY BEING LIFTED, BUT HE SAYS THAT THAT WON’T HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY. SO IT WILL BE A FEW MORE DAYS UNTIL PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET WATER BACK INTO THEIR HOMES. NOW, VOLUNTEERS WILL BE BACK OUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST JEFFERSON COUNTY, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE DO HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. THEY’LL BE BACK HERE AT WALMART TOMORROW AT 8 A.M., OPENING THE LINE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED WATER,
Bottled water given to residents affected by ongoing water service disruption in NW Jefferson County
Updated: 5:32 PM CDT May 11, 2024
The Birmingham Water Works Board (BWW) issued another update Saturday regarding a boil water notice after a water main break.Just after 2 p.m. May 11, the BWW announced bottled drinking water will be distributed to people affected by the temporary disruption of water service in several communities in northwestern Jefferson County, which began Friday morning.Earlier Saturday, the water system announced the repair team discovered a broken valve extending the timeline for restoring water service at this time.As of 3 p.m. Saturday, there has been no official word that the water line break has been fully repaired.The BWW said 15,000 people were affected by the outage.The bottled water distribution schedule is as follows:May 11, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. May 12, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. May 13, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.And here is a list of locations where the bottled water distribution will take place:Walmart, 2473 Hackworth Road, Adamsville, AL West Jefferson Baptist Church, located at 4901 Freewill Road Quinton, AL Fire Station #18, 200 Dugan Ave. Birmingham, AL (May 12th and 13th only)The BWW encourages all affected to receive water, and to bring proof of residency to make the distribution process quicker and more efficient.The boil water notice remains in effect, as of 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13
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