Mount Union boil water advisory extended

UPDATE:

MOUNT UNION, Pa (WJAC) — On Friday, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency issued another boil water advisory for parts of Mount Union and extended Thursday's advisory, according to a Facebook post from the Huntingdon County EMA.

An additional 40 customers, located on the Northside section of Mount Union, are now affected.

The boil water advisory is expected to remain in place through the weekend.

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ORIGINAL:

According to a post from the Huntingdon County Emergency Management Agency, a boil water advisory has been issued for part of Mount Union borough.

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) issued a boil water advisory for 38 residential homes located along Chestnut Street in Mount Union.

The post states that there was repair work being done and has since finished, but until the system collects two consecutive samples that are negative for coliform (a type of bacteria), the homes must remain under the boil water advisory.

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