Lancaster Area Sewer Authority asks customers in seven municipalities to conserve water

The Lancaster Area Sewer Authority (LASA) is asking customers in seven municipalities to immediately conserve water following a power failure at one of its wastewater treatment plants.

The request applies to customers in:

• East Petersburg Borough
• Mountville Borough
• Columbia Borough
• East Hempfield Township
• West Hempfield Township
• Lancaster Township
• Manor Township

Customers asked to limit wastewater

Customers in the affected areas are urged to reduce nonessential water use and limit wastewater discharge until further notice.

“Reducing water use will limit the amount of wastewater entering the sewer system while treatment plant operations are disrupted,” the authority said.

LASA asked customers to postpone doing laundry, running dishwashers and participating in other nonessential activities that generate wastewater. Customers should avoid baths, take only brief showers, limit toilet flushing when practical and turn off faucets when they are not being used.

Request is not a boil-water advisory

The conservation request is related to the wastewater treatment system and is not a boil-water advisory. Customers can continue using their water but are asked to conserve as much as possible.

LASA crews are working to repair the power failure and safely restore normal operations. Customers should continue conserving water until the authority announces that normal use may resume.