Paintsville Utilities says the new water main supplying the Van Lear area is now in service. The boil water advisory for Van Lear, Powell Addition and.
Paintsville Utilities continue to make repairs following last week's water outage in the Van Lear area. Water officials say a new temporary feed has b.
Update 3-7-21: This boil water advisory has now been lifted.
Due to a main line break, although no contamination has been confirmed, Paintsville Utilities has voluntarily issued a boil water advisory for the following areas:
– RT 321 from the top of Starfire Hill to the American Standard Bridge including all side roads in between. This also includes the area across the American Standard Bridge.
– RT 1428 from the old Adams Construction location to US 23including all side roads in between. This includes Rolling Hills.
– All of West Van Lear and all of Van Lear to the top of Richmond Hill including all side roads. Powell Addition is included.
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Mar 5, 2021 12:16 AM
Paintsville Utilities reports that a water line break is to blame for a water outage that began on Thursday evening in Johnson County.
Residents in Hager Hill, Van Lear and West Van Lear have reported water outages.
Paintsville Utilities says their crews have located the water line break and have determined it occurred as a result of a river bank failure.
The water company says they cannot safely put our employees in this location tonight to make the repair.
Instead, crews are working to redirect water flow from a different area to serve those impacted.
The following announcement is from Paintsville Utilities: Due to a line break, although no contamination has been confirmed, Paintsville Utilities has.