Boil water notice lifted in Hillsborough
CHANGE. THEY ARGUE GLOBAL
WARMING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ABOUT 65% OF THE DEATH TOLL AS
IT RELATES TO HEAT. BOTH
HILLSBOROUGH AND THE CITY OF
MEDAN ARE STILL DEALING WITH
WATER ISSUES FROM CHANTEL.
>> JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
HOURS, HILLSBOROUGH LIFTED ITS
BOIL WATER ADVISORY TODAY.
MEGAN CITY LEADERS TOLD ALL
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TO
CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO
CONSERVE WATER. THE GRAHAM,
EVAN WATER TREATMENT PLANT
STILL NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED
RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE NO
ESTIMATE ON WHEN IT WILL BE
FIXED. THIS MEANS THE CITY HAS
LESS THAN 2 DAYS OF DRINKING
WATER AT CURRENT USAGE. WRAL IS
ASKING THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IT TOOK SO
LONG TO GET THE WATER CLEAN
AND WHEN WILL THE WATER PLANT
COME BACK ONLINE? NOW ANOTHER
ANOTHER THREAT IN THAT AREA
AHEAD OF TONIGHT'S STORMS.
WRAL'S FLYNN, SNYDER EXPLAINS
HOW THIS COULD MAKE PEOPLE WAIT
EVEN LONGER FOR CLEAN WATER.
>> HILLSBOROUGH OFFICIALS ARE
URGING UTILITY CUSTOMERS TO
CONSERVE WATER AS THE TOWN'S
TREATMENT PLANT REMAINS OF
FLIGHT DELAYS AFTER BEING
OVERWHELMED BY SEVERAL INCHES
OF RAIN IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
WE GORDON IS AMONG THE MANY WHO
HAVE BEEN RATIONING WATER AND
RELYING ON BOTTLED
DISTRIBUTIONS FOR SAFE
DRINKING, SHOWERING VERY
CONSERVATIVELY. WE'VE CUT HOLD
OFF WASHING CLOTHES AND JUST
BE IN.
>> GOOD STEWARD TO THE WATER
THAT WE HAVE. HILLSBOROUGH
OFFICIALS SAY SANITARY SEWER,
OVERFLOWS WERE FIRST REPORTED
EARLY MONDAY. IT HAPPENED NEAR
AT LEAST 5 SITES. THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE SITES THE ELIZABETH
BRADY PUMP STATION. IT BECAME
FLOODED WITH CREEK WATER IN
TOWN. OFFICIALS SAY IT DON'T
174,000 GALLONS OF SEWAGE.
>> IT'S A NEARBY KATE'S CREEK.
I ASKED THE TOWN OF
HILLSBOROUGH, WHY SEWAGE
OVERFLOWS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL
SPOTS. WHAT'S BEING DONE TO
STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
AND IF THERE IS A TIMELINE FOR
THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO
BECOME OPERATIONAL AGAIN, WELL,
THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE FIRST
2 QUESTIONS. THE TOWN SAID
FIXING THE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO
TAKE DAYS. MATTEL POSTED THIS
STATEMENT ON THEIR WEB SITE
WEDNESDAY SAYING IN PART THE
MAIN CLEAR WELL HAS BEEN
SANITIZED AND REFILLING HAS
BEGUN POINTS PARTIALLY FILLED.
THE WATER WILL NEED TO SIT FOR
24 HOURS BEFORE TESTING FOR
BACTERIA, WHICH WILL TAKE
ANOTHER. 24 HOURS FOR NOW, THE
TOWN IS PAYING THE CITY OF
DURHAM FOR WATER, DELIVER
THROUGH A SYSTEM
INTERCONNECTION OFFICIALS WARN
THAT A DRASTIC INCREASE IN
WATER USE COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF
SYSTEM PRESSURE AND SUPPLY.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS PROBABLY
BE IMPACT. GORDON CALLS
HILLSBOROUGH IS WATER PLANE
ANTIQUATED, THE LANDSCAPER AND
DECADES LONG RESIDENT IS NOW
BRACING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
MORE SEVERE WEATHER. I DON'T
THINK ANYONE EXPECTED THE THE
EXTENT OF THE FLOODING THAT WE
RECEIVED HERE. IT IS MADE US