Daily News | Boil water alert lifted for Norristown, parts of Montgomery County
Tests of water sampled over the weekend were acceptable and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection authorized Pennsylvania American to lift the advisory, the company said. Under state regulations, Pennsylvania American needed to collect and analyze water for bacteria. Two consecutive days of “clean” test results are required before the state will allow the advisory to be lifted.
Pennsylvania American, a subsidiary of American Water Works Co. Inc. of Camden, said a water main break on Thursday night in East Norriton caused a loss of positive water pressure, which is a signal that contamination could enter the distribution system. As a precaution, the boil water advisory was issued.or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food.