Most towns and cities in the Ohio Valley have been affected, with breaks occurring anywhere from Jefferson County to Weirton, Marshall County, and beyond.
According to many water departments, these breaks are the result of Mother Nature meeting aging infrastructure.
The breaks began when the weather started to get colder, around December, and have continued through this weekend.
Jefferson County experienced its fair share of breaks this weekend. Smithfield saw a break on Michale Street, and a boil order is still in effect.
Mingo Junction also had a line break on George’s Run (State Route 151), which caused pressure issues while repairs were made. According to the water department, all breaks from Saturday were fixed.
Wheeling Island was placed under a 48-hour boil order on Saturday due to a line repair. This affects anyone living on a property from 500 to 603 South Penn Street. The boil order is still in effect.
The city of Weirton continues to face water issues. The Water Board provided an update via their website on Friday.
According to the update, customers in Marland Heights, downtown, Weir Avenue, County Road, Kings Creek Bowl, and Weir Crest areas have water service and normal pressure.
This also includes some residents in low-lying areas of Weirton Heights. Customers in the greater Weirton Heights area have water service but low pressure.
As a result, residents in this area are on a boil order until at least February 10.
Additionally, customers on Crest Street, Highview Circle, and in certain areas of the 2000 to 3000 block of Penn Avenue have no water service.
The Water Board estimates that this issue will not be resolved until around February 10.