07/08/2010 Emergency! Washington Township water system
Attention Customers in Slatedale, Emerald and Welshtown Road in Washington Township!
The water treatment plant in the Borough of Slatington has experienced an electrical problem, and water production has been decreased until repairs can be completed. Water quality is not affected, but water supplies will be limited until the repair is made.
Slatington is making every effort to restore service as quickly as possible. In the meantime, all customers in this area are required to conserve water for essential uses only.
Please limit your water usage to essential activities such as drinking, cooking and bathing. Use water-saving measures such as limiting toilet flushing, and avoid all lawn-watering activity, car-washing or other outdoor water use until further notice.
Please check back to this page for updates, of contact us at 610-398- 1444 if you have any questions.
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Lehigh County Authority (LCA) strives to provide high quality, affordable and reliable water and sewer service to its more than 19,000 customers in Lehigh County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
What about your neighbors filling their swimming pool with the hose?
Thank you for your question John. Lehigh County Authority and the Borough of Slatington are asking for all customers’ cooperation in conserving water over the next couple of days while the electrical problem at the treatment plant is being repaired. All customers should refrain from filling swimming pools, lawn watering, car washing, etc. as these are nonessential uses of water that will take supply away from the system that should be preserved for drinking, cooking and bathing.
All customers were notified by phone yesterday of this emergency, and another notice will be issued when the problem has been corrected. In the meantime, we ask all customers to work together to conserve water as much as possible. Please feel free to print a copy of our web page to share with neighbors whom you think may not have received the message. Thank you!