The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has issued a mandatory water conservation order for several communities, including some close to and in Indiana County.
The conservation order stems from a power outage that hit the Connellsville area that shut down the water treatment plant. Customers in the water system could see a significant drop in water pressure when they turn the water on.
This is affecting customers in the Derry and New Alexandria areas, Greensburg City, Saltsburg, and several other areas. Customers in the Ligonier area are not affected. Customers are being asked to use water only for essential or sanitary purposes, like drinking, cooking and bathing until further notice. The order prohibits lawn watering and other landscaping needs, washing paved surfaces, operating water fountains and artificial water falls, filling swimming pools, washing cars, and serving water in restaurants unless a customer specifically requests it. No timetable is available yet on when repairs to the treatment plant will be completed.
Affected areas include: Adamsburg Borough, Allegheny Township, Apollo Borough, Arona Borough, Avonmore Borough, Bell Township, Bullskin Township, Burrell Township, Conemaugh Township, Connellsville, Connellsville Township, Dawson Borough, Delmont Township, Derry Township, East Huntington Township, East Vandergrift Borough, Everson Borough, Export Borough, Forward Township, Gilpin Township, Greensburg City, Hempfield Township, Heminie, Hunker Borough, Hyde Park Borough, Irwin Borough, Jeannette City, Kiskiminetas Township, Leechburg Borough, Loyalhanna Township. Madison Borough, Manor Borough, Mount Pleasant Borough, Mount Pleasant Township, Municipality of Murrysville Borough, New Alexandria Borough, New Stanton Borough, North Apollo Borough, North Huntingdon Township, North Irwin Borough, North Versailles Township, Oklahoma Borough, Parks Township, Penn Borough, Penn Township, Perry Township, Rostraver Township, Salem Township, Saltsburg, Scottdale Borough, Sewickley Township, Smithton Borough, South Connellsville Borough, South Greensburg Borough, Suttersville Borough, Trafford, Unity Township, Upper Tyrone Township, Vandergrift Borough, Wall Borough, Washington Township, West Leechburg Borough, West Newton Borough and Youngwood Borough.
