MI WUK MUTUAL WATER DISTRICT OUTAGE

If your home/cabin is serviced by the Mi Wuk Mutual Water District, you have no water.  It went out yesterday (Saturday) after a fire hydrant "blew".  The Fire Department has placed a notice on every home within the MW Water District.  (copied below)

BOIL WATER NOTICE

Failure to follow this advisory could result in stomach of intestinal illness.

Due to the recent water outages, The California Dept. of Public Health, in conjunction with the Tuolumne Country Health Department and Mi Wuk Village Water Company Water System, is advising residents of Mi Wuk Village to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution.

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.  Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking and food preparation until further notice.  Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.  This is the preferred method to assure that the water is safe to drink.

We will inform you when tests shows that water is safe to drink and you no longer need to boil your water.  We anticipate resolving the problem within the next five days.  

For more information call:

Water Utility contact:  Steve Durgin, Chief Operator, (209) 743-2366

California Dept. of Public Health - Drinking Water Field Operations Branch - Merced District Office: (559) 447-3300.

Local Environmental Health Jurisdiction:  Tuolumne County:  (209) 533-5990

As I get further information, I will post it right here.

By the way, no snow from these recent storms.  Snow level is above 7000'.

(My thanks go out to Nancy Gorham for being my roving reporter and making sure we all had the important information.)