Colonie: All residents should boil drinking, cooking water - Times Union
Colonie: All residents should boil drinking, cooking water
The town of Colonie says the failure of a pumping station at its water treatment plant on the Mohawk River forced a townwide boil water notice for all residents on Thursday, May 18, 2023. TOM LAPOINT/DG
COLONIE – All residents in the town should boil all water for at least two minutes before drinking it or cooking with it after a pump station failed at the treatment plant where Colonie draws water from the Mohawk River, town officials said Thursday evening.
The situation is forcing the South Colonie Central School District to delay classes for two hours and prepare to give out bottled water to staff and students. Christian Brothers Academy also delayed the start of classes.
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