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UPDATE: Water Main Break Impacting Lewis County
Health System Repaired
Published: July 20, 2022 at
2:30 p.m. Updated: 06:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
July 20, 2022
Update – Water
Main Break Repaired
At 3:00 pm,
it was reported to the Incident Command Center the water main break was
repaired. As a result, the water pressure and flow to the health
system are stable and supported by the primary water feed.
- All clinical operations are fully functional.
- At 3:30 pm, the full facility diversion
ended.
- Street work at the site of the water main
break continues. NYS Route 26 continues to divert traffic except
for emergency.
- The Incident Command Center is now closed.
- The county’s State of Emergency was lifted as
of 3:30 pm.
The health
system, along with the county, village, and local contractors, successfully
managed and resolved a serious water service limitation today. Good
work by many to ensure a safe environment of care was maintained to
meet the community’s health care needs.
Original Notice:
Water Main Break Impacts Lewis County Health System
LOWVILLE,
NY─ At 8:15 am, the Lewis County Health System Incident Command
Center was opened. A Level 3 Emergency alert was declared at 8:20 am due to
a water main break on North State St. in front of the hospital’s main
entrance. As a result, sustained and appropriate water pressure was not
maintained in the hospital, nursing home, clinics, and dialysis center. At
8:55 am, a full facility ambulance diversion was initiated. The health
system’s leadership has gathered and implemented actions to ensure a safe
environment of care is maintained to meet the community's health care needs
during this period of challenge. In the meantime, every effort to conserve
water is in place.
Actions:
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Water has been rerouted from Number 3 Road to the
health system’s campus.
·
Water pressure continues to be monitored to ensure
the appropriate pressure is maintained over a defined period
of time.
·
Street work has been initiated on NYS Route 26 to
assess and repair the water main break. It is projected this will
take 4 – 8 hours to complete.
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A State of Emergency has been declared by Mr.
Lawrence Dolhof, Chair, Board of Legislators, Lewis
County. Lewis County’s Emergency Preparedness Director Robert Mackenzie has
been actively engaged and supportive of Mr. Frank Pace, Director of
Facilities, LCHS, as he leads the mitigation efforts.
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Hospital-based practices and clinics are seeing patients
as usual.
·
The cafeteria remains open with meals as scheduled
and will convert to paper products for serving.
·
Drinking stations are located throughout the
facility.
This is a very
fluid matter; every effort will be made to provide regular and timely
updates. As of 1:00 pm, there are no significant changes to
report.
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