SEKIU — Clallam Bay and Sekiu residents today were being asked to boil their drinking water for one minute before use after an electrical problem with the Clallam County Public Utility District’s water pumps caused a reservoir to drain.
PUD officials issued a boil-water advisory for 615 water customers at 11:38 a.m., telling residents to limit their water use to essential purposes only.
The repairs were completed this afternoon.
“Water service was not interrupted, but water storage reservoir levels were critically low,” the PUD announced at 3:44 p.m.
“The reservoirs are now filling.”
Water samples were being collected for lab testing.
“We continue to urge you to boil your drinking water for one minute before using it or use bottled water,” the PUD water advisory said.
PUD spokesman Mike Howe said the Clallam Bay Corrections Center was unaffected by the water shortage.
Howe could not say what caused the electrical problems with the pump system.
For updates about the water advisory, check the PUD’s website, www.clallampud.net, or phone 360-452-9771 or 800-542-7859.
“We will notify you when the water is safe to drink,” the PUD said.
