The City of Kewanee experienced an unexpected problem during work on the water main expansion near Northeast Park on Tuesday, March 26th. More residents than anticipated lost water or are experiencing low water pressure and/or rusty water. There will be a boil order for the residents that lost water supply until the test results come back. From the City of Kewanee Facebook page:
“During the watermain extension project near Northeast Park, residents who were going to be temporarily shut off were proactively notified. However, due to unknown circumstances beyond anyone’s control, more residents have experienced low pressure and/or no water at this time. We sincerely apologize for this. As soon as it was brought to our attention, crews began to investigate the cause and a way to correct the problem. Those residents whose water was shut off should have water back within the next couple of hours. However, they will be under a boil order until test results come back. We will issue another notice as/ soon as the boil order is lifted.”
