The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has partially lifted the Boil Water Order for the majority of the City of Gloucester at 7:00 this evening.
The locations still under the Boil Order are those served by the Blackburn Water Tower and are as follows:
Adams Place
Beckford Street
Blackburn Center
Blackburn Drive
Blackburn Industrial Park
Crestview Terrace
Dodge Street
Dory Road
Dove Lane
Essex Street
Forrest Street
Gale Road
Great Republic Drive
Green Street
Harrison Avenue
Harrison Terrace
Heritage Way
Ledgemont Avenue
Lendall Street
Millet Street
Mt. Vernon Street from Oak Street to Sadler Street
Perkin’s Peak
Perkins Street – Upper Area –Mt. Vernon to Perkins’s Peak
Sibley Street
Skywood Terrace
Summit Street
Trask Street
Fuller School
MESSAGE FROM MAYOR KIRK:
I understand how difficult the past few weeks have been. We are working day and night to restore stability to the water system. An official CODE RED message will be issued once the Boil Order is removed from these locations.
To sign up for CODE RED, the city’s emergency notification system, please see the city of Gloucester’s web site at http://www.ci.gloucester.ma.us on the home page under the CODE RED link. Updates on the water situation are also posted twice daily on the city website at noon and 6pm in addition to all local media outlets.
For more information, please contact:
Public Information Officer
Deputy Chief Miles Schlichte
mschlichte@gloucester-ma.gov
To read the GDT article, click here.
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