FAR SOUTH SIDE — The town is warning neighbors on the South Facet of a possible boil order this weekend, metropolis officers introduced Friday.
On Saturday, the Chicago Division of Water Administration will begin making repairs on a water predominant that serves Beverly, Morgan Park and Auburn Gresham, in keeping with a metropolis press launch.
The town intends “to make use of each tactic obtainable to finish the restore with out having to concern a boil order,” however there’s a “small probability” it would change into vital. Residents can be up to date by way of textual content alerts and calls, town mentioned.
The restore is being carried out on a 48-inch water predominant that’s about 108 years previous, mentioned Ald. Matthew J. O’Shea (nineteenth). The primary serves about 20,000 residents throughout elements of Beverly, Morgan Park, Mt. Greenwood and Auburn Gresham, he mentioned.
Repairs will start at 7 a.m. Saturday and can hopefully be full by dusk, O’Shea mentioned. The alderman plans to be in “fixed communication” with town and can replace his ward as he learns extra data, he mentioned. He despatched out a press launch to his constituents Friday afternoon. It included a map of the doubtless affected areas.
“The Division of Water Administration is assured they’ll be capable to make this restore with out disruption in service,” O’Shea mentioned.
Nonetheless, he mentioned, “it’s all the time good to have a case of bottled water useful round the home, simply in case.”
The potential boil order additionally impacts sections of the 18th Ward and twenty first Ward.
Beverly, Morgan Park and Auburn Gresham neighbors have been beforehand hit with a boil order in July after a high-pressure water predominant on the Roseland Pumping Station started leaking. It was lifted after 28 hours.
This boil order warning is made “out of an abundance of warning,” town mentioned. If the boil order is made, it might be the fourth since 2021.
If a boil order is known as, folks in affected areas ought to deliver water to a rolling boil for at the least 5 minutes to make sure it’s secure earlier than cooling after which consuming it, in keeping with town’s Division of Water Administration.
Boiled water may be refrigerated or saved at room temperature in a closed container till wanted, in keeping with town.
Southsiders don’t must boil water for laundry, showers and baths or watering lawns, however they do must boil water for something they may eat, together with brushing tooth, washing dishes, washing meals or making ice cubes.
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