Burke county areas starting to lift boil advisory

The boil advisory has been lifted in some parts of Burke County, but not all of the county is in the clear.

The City of Morganton announced that the following areas that are served by these tanks have been lifted:

• Glen Alpine
• Kathy Road
• Piney Road
• Astro Drive
• Salem
• Dale Circle
• Valdese Avenue

If you are near one of these areas and unsure of your water status, the City still advises residents to boil your water.

Residents can view a boil advisory map on their Hurricane Helene alerts page at https://www.morgantonnc.gov/electric-services/page/hurricane-helene-alerts-and-updates.

Due to damage from Hurricane Helene, Public Information Officer Jonelle Sigmon said that a sanitary sewer overflow occurred at the Lost Corner Pump Station on Monday, Sept. 30. The sewer spill began at 3:30 p.m. and ended at 5:30 p.m.

Around 2,400 gallons was discharged into the Wilson’s Creek.

The neighboring Town of Valdese is still under a boil advisory until water samples pass testing standards, Mayor Charlie Watts reported.

“The water samples pulled must stay in the incubator until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning,” Watts said on Tuesday afternoon. “As soon as we have results that pass testing, we will be sure to send alerts out.”

The water plant had a booster pump that had trouble building pressure, but after a quick turnout using a towable air compressor at 9:30 p.m. on Monday night, the water plant employees brought the bump back to standards.