Planned water outage set for parts of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) — Some Birmingham Water Works customers will experience low water pressure or temporary loss of service this week.
Crews will replace three 12-inch valves along 16th Avenue starting Thursday, June 12 at 9 p.m.
The project will improve water pressure in the area and stop leaks. Work is expected to be completed and water service restored by 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 13. The outage will impact approximately 170 service connections. Some of those service connections are for apartment complexes and other multi-family dwellings.
The affected streets are:
- 18th Avenue South from Cullom Street South to 15th Street South
- 17th Avenue South from 13th Street South to 18th Avenue South
- 15th Street South from 16th Avenue South to 18th Avenue South
- 16th Avenue South from 15th Street South to 15th Court South
Once service is restored, residents should run cold water through their faucets for five minutes to flush their pipes if they experience air in their plumbing or brown water.
“We’re constantly working to improve our water system and try to do so with as little customer impact as possible,” said Derrick Murphy, the BWW’s Assistant General Manager for Engineering and Maintenance. “We know this planned outage will inconvenience the affected customers. We’ll work to complete the project and restore water service as quickly as possible.”
Customers should contact the BWW at 205-244-4000 if they have questions or concerns.
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