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January 16, 2025 updated 916 pm EST
Rotterdam BWA
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Schenectady County issued a BWA for some residents and businesses in Rotterdam following a water main break on Curry Road and Deforest St yesterday. The boil order applies to water connections along Curry Road between Altamont Avenue and Duglin Avenue, including all homes on Duglin.
From the boil water order posted on the Town of Rotterdam website, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one (1) minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water certified for sale by the New York State Department of Health. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills most bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Harmful microbes in drinking water can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They
may pose a special health risk for infants, some elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. The symptoms above are not just caused by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.
What is being done?
You will be informed when tests confirm that no harmful bacteria are in the system and you no longer
need to boil your water. It is anticipated that the problem will be resolved within a few days.
Broome County: Endicott Municipal Waterworks issued a BWA for all customers after a water main break on Taft Rd late Saturday night. The BWA applied to water customers on O’Day Drive, Taft Avenue from O’Day Drive to Twist Run Road, Twist Run Road from Taft Avenue to Farm to Market Road, Hillside Terrace from Twist Run Road to Chrysler Road, including all streets connected to a section of Hillside Terrace, Chrysler Road, Farm to Market Road from Chrysler to the north end of the water main, and Sally Pipper Road from Farm To Market Road to Cummings Road. Endicott Municipal Waterworks serves 45 thousand residential customers along with commercial connections, from a groundwater source in Susquehanna River watershed.
The new Serious Violator list is due to be released by EPA. See the stats for the prior quarter, how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
Broome County: Endicott Municipal Waterworks issued a BWA for all customers after a water main break on Taft Rd late Saturday night. The BWA applied to water customers on O’Day Drive, Taft Avenue from O’Day Drive to Twist Run Road, Twist Run Road from Taft Avenue to Farm to Market Road, Hillside Terrace from Twist Run Road to Chrysler Road, including all streets connected to a section of Hillside Terrace, Chrysler Road, Farm to Market Road from Chrysler to the north end of the water main, and Sally Pipper Road from Farm To Market Road to Cummings Road. Endicott Municipal Waterworks serves 45 thousand residential customers along with commercial connections, from a groundwater source in Susquehanna River watershed.
The new Serious Violator list is due to be released by EPA. See the stats for the prior quarter, how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS New York 515 am EST Thur Jan 16
There is a chance of snow showers developing this afternoon across
western portions of the Lower Hudson Valley and interior northeast
New Jersey, then across the remainder of this area by early this
evening. Any accumulation will be light and under an inch. However,
there is the potential for amounts up to around an inch across far
eastern Long Island. While impacts are expected to be limited, some
slippery spots could develop on untreated roadways and walkways for
the evening commute.
Impacting Orange-Putnam-Rockland-
Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-
Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau Counties
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS river monitors in NY
Fair, 24 degrees in NYC with a high near 33, a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 4pm, wind chill makes it feel 15 to 25 degrees. Overnight, a chance of more snow coming before 1 am. Binghamton reports a temperature of 14 degrees with a high of 25, snow showers coming this afternoon, up to an inch of accumulation is likely. Upstate west could see more snow tonight before 10 pm, another half inch possible. In the northeast, light snow with fog-mist and 21 degrees, the anticipated high today 25 degrees. The north has a 30 percent chance of snow showers today, up to half an inch coming in the afternoon, mainly after 2pm. A chance of snow again tonight, 30 percent chance of another half inch coming down before 3 am.
Streamflows in the south half of NYS remain a mix of normal to below seasonal normal. Upstate north, watersheds moving toward the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River run normal for the time of year, ice covers the smaller rivers and creeks. Lower Hudson River, Ramapo River and Long Island watersheds have the lowest streamflow values today, the majority of monitoring stations reporting provisional water levels below the 10th percentile, much below the seasonal normal. Severe drought grips Putnam and north Westchester counties with adjacent area rated below normal. The portion of Niagara River - Lake Erie watershed rated below normal is smaller overnight, down to a narrow band along the Erie-Niagara County line, running with the Tonawanda Creek channel. There are no active floods, nor extreme high or low flows observed.
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