Birmingham Water Works fixed a large main break Friday evening that impacted more than 10,000 people in northwest Jefferson County.The break happened at the western filter plant in Birmingham’s Pratt City area.It caused outages and affected water pressure in Adamsville, Brookside, Forestdale, Fultondale, Graysville, Minor and West Jefferson, according to BWW. The system will be flushed overnight and into Saturday morning.A Boil Water Alert will continue at least through Monday, according to BWW.The list of areas they said are affected include in and around:ForestdaleSanduskyPratt CityLewisburgCoalburgMineral SpringsPinkney CityHayes HighlandGreenleas HeightsSmithfield Estates,Zion HeightsWestwoodUnion GroveHillviewAdamsvilleFultondaleUS Highway 78Cherry AvenueTomahawk DriveThe list also includes streets adjacent to these areas:Pratt HighwayDugan HighwayHibernian StreetCoalburg RoadHeflin AvenueWalker Chapel RoadBrookside Coalburg Road During the boil water alert, the board is asking customers to bring water to a rolling boil for at least three minutes and let it cool before using, or use bottled water instead.The outage affected a number of schools in those areas.South Hampton K-8 School closed because of the water issue, according to Birmingham City Schools. Buses took students to regular stops, and families of car riders were asked to pick up their children as soon as possible. The following Jefferson County Schools also closed:Adamsville ElementaryBrookville ElementaryFultondale ElementaryMinor High SchoolMinor Middle School Minor Community School U.W. Clemon Elementary >> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeThe boil water alert will remain in place for at least another 72 hours.
Birmingham Water Works fixed a large main break Friday evening that impacted more than 10,000 people in northwest Jefferson County.
The break happened at the western filter plant in Birmingham’s Pratt City area.
It caused outages and affected water pressure in Adamsville, Brookside, Forestdale, Fultondale, Graysville, Minor and West Jefferson, according to BWW. The system will be flushed overnight and into Saturday morning.
A Boil Water Alert will continue at least through Monday, according to BWW.
The list of areas they said are affected include in and around:
- Forestdale
- Sandusky
- Pratt City
- Lewisburg
- Coalburg
- Mineral Springs
- Pinkney City
- Hayes Highland
- Greenleas Heights
- Smithfield Estates,
- Zion Heights
- Westwood
- Union Grove
- Hillview
- Adamsville
- Fultondale
- US Highway 78
- Cherry Avenue
- Tomahawk Drive
The list also includes streets adjacent to these areas:
- Pratt Highway
- Dugan Highway
- Hibernian Street
- Coalburg Road
- Heflin Avenue
- Walker Chapel Road
- Brookside Coalburg Road
During the boil water alert, the board is asking customers to bring water to a rolling boil for at least three minutes and let it cool before using, or use bottled water instead.
The outage affected a number of schools in those areas.
South Hampton K-8 School closed because of the water issue, according to Birmingham City Schools. Buses took students to regular stops, and families of car riders were asked to pick up their children as soon as possible.
The following Jefferson County Schools also closed:
Adamsville Elementary
Brookville Elementary
Fultondale Elementary
Minor High School
Minor Middle School
Minor Community School
U.W. Clemon Elementary
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The boil water alert will remain in place for at least another 72 hours.
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