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Pennsylvania American Water orders customers to conserve

MOST TRUSTED LOCAL FORECAST. NEW AT NOON, PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER HAS ISSUED A MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION ORDER FOR ITS CUSTOMERS IN THE MECHANICSBURG WATER SYSTEM. ABOUT 40,000 CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ASKED TO CUT UP TO 15% OF WATER USAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THIS COMES BECAUSE OF INCREASED WATER LEVELS IN THE CONNEAUT LAKE GWINNETT CREEK, WHICH MAY HAVE RELEASED TRAPPED OIL FROM

Pennsylvania American Water orders customers to conserve water

Updated: 1:19 PM EST Nov 22, 2023

Pennsylvania American Water has issued a mandatory water conservation order.The order affects nearly 42,000 customers in its Mechanicsburg water system (see full list of impacted communities below).Customers are asked to cut up to 15 percent of their water use until further notice. The move comes from increased water levels in the Conodoguinet Creek, which may have released trapped oil from an upstream spill that happened earlier this fall."As a result, Pennsylvania American Water has stopped production at it’s Silver Spring Water Treatment Plant. This decision was made in an abundance of caution. No oil has been detected in the plant and water in the system remains safe to drink and use. The company is closely monitoring the situation and hopes to lift the conservation order as quickly as possible," a statement from the company said. "Additionally, Pennsylvania American Water has increased production at its West Shore Water Treatment Plant, which also serves the Mechanicsburg water system, and opened an emergency interconnection with a neighboring water system."The Mechanicsburg water system includes parts of the following communities:Silver Spring TownshipHampden TownshipLower Allen TownshipLemoyne BoroughWormleysburg BoroughEast Pennsboro TownshipNew Cumberland BoroughFairview TownshipShiremanstown BoroughCamp Hill BoroughNewberry TownshipBelow: Video of the Conodoguinet Creek.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. —

Pennsylvania American Water has issued a mandatory water conservation order.

The order affects nearly 42,000 customers in its Mechanicsburg water system (see full list of impacted communities below).

Customers are asked to cut up to 15 percent of their water use until further notice.

The move comes from increased water levels in the Conodoguinet Creek, which may have released trapped oil from an upstream spill that happened earlier this fall.

"As a result, Pennsylvania American Water has stopped production at it’s Silver Spring Water Treatment Plant. This decision was made in an abundance of caution. No oil has been detected in the plant and water in the system remains safe to drink and use. The company is closely monitoring the situation and hopes to lift the conservation order as quickly as possible," a statement from the company said. "Additionally, Pennsylvania American Water has increased production at its West Shore Water Treatment Plant, which also serves the Mechanicsburg water system, and opened an emergency interconnection with a neighboring water system."

The Mechanicsburg water system includes parts of the following communities:

- Silver Spring Township
- Hampden Township
- Lower Allen Township
- Lemoyne Borough
- Wormleysburg Borough
- East Pennsboro Township
- New Cumberland Borough
- Fairview Township
- Shiremanstown Borough
- Camp Hill Borough
- Newberry Township

Below: Video of the Conodoguinet Creek.