Boil water advisory lifted for portions of Pennsylvania American Water’s Allegheny, Washington county service areas
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February 9, 2026

Boil water advisory lifted for portions of Pennsylvania American Water’s Allegheny, Washington county service areas

By Stacy Wolford

Pennsylvania American Water announced this morning that the boil water advisory for customers in portions of its Allegheny and Washington county service areas has been lifted. Customers were notified on Saturday that a power surge caused a
depletion of water storage at a tank near the Aldrich Water Treatment Plant in Elrama,
Washington County. This resulted in a loss of positive pressure in the company’s distribution system, requiring the issuance of the boil-water advisory. This issue has been resolved.
The boil lift notice applies to approximately 95,000 customer connections in the following Pennsylvania American Water service areas in Washington and Allegheny counties:

ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Bethel Park
Bridgeville
Clairton
Dravosburg
Elizabeth Township
Elizabeth Borough
Forward Township
Glassport
Jefferson Hills Borough Liberty
Lincoln
North Fayette
South Fayette
South Park
Upper Saint Clair
West Elizabeth

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Amwell
Buffalo
Canonsburg
Canton
Caroll Township
Cecil Township
Chartiers
City of Washington Claysville
Cross Creek
Donegal Township East Washington Fallowfield
Finleyville
Green Hills Borough
Houston
Jefferson
Monongahela
Mount Pleasant New Eagle
North Franklin
North Strabane
Nottingham
Peters Township Somerset Township South Franklin
South Strabane Union Township West Middletown
Acceptable test results were obtained from samples collected on Saturday and Sunday.
Pennsylvania American Water thanks its customers for their patience and cooperation during this event. Customers are encouraged to share this information with others in the affected areas listed above.
For more information, visit www.pennsylvaniaamwater.com, and select Alerts, or contact Pennsylvania American Water’s customer service center at 800-565-7292.

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