"Water, water EVERY . . . and NOT a drop to drink!"
You wouldn't think about Metro Portland, Oregon as being a "dry" area. Afterall, the average rainfall is 37.5 inches/year.
But just this weekend we had a 72-hour BAN ON DRINKING WATER!
Stores were selling a week's worth of bottled water in 30 minutes!
Thankfully, the BOILED WATER NOTICE has been CANCELED!! (And it was issued the day AFTER Thanksgiving!)
Even though the BOIL WATER ORDER was in affect for 72-hours, the City of Portland felt it necessary to place it.
Why?
Because random testing of the City's water supply found E-Coli in the water reservoir. Although the "Boil Water Order" was "tangent" (short amount of time) it was issued due to E-Coli bacteria being found in a relatively small part of the drinking water system.
Local government officials tested for: E-Coli 015787, which is the organism -- the strain -- which is the MOST serious E-Coli form. This "strain" was NOT found . . . but the water system was tested for this just the same.
No occurrence of illness has been reported.
Now that the "boil water notice" has been lifted, be sure to run tap water for two minutes . . . make sure the water is ice cold when runs from the tap, before using it.
And this goes for your pets too! Make sure they have fresh, clean water.
Remember the Boy Scouts' Motto?
~ Be prepared ~
This is a REMINDER to ALL OF US that a 72-hour Emergency kit is NECESSARY ~~ because you never know when anything will hit.
For many regions around the Nation, the weather will become icy, snowy, cold . . . PLAN for it BEFORE you have to!
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