06/09/2026
UPDATE: BOIL WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED. Please see most recent post for official notification from Grand Traverse Department of Public Works.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
Please see below for information related to a water main break affecting parts of East Bay Township. Updates will be published at: https://traverse.sircom.org/feed
DRINKING WATER WARNING
The East Bay TWP Water Supply lost pressure in your area, and contamination may have occurred
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
Due to a SCADA network communication error that prevented the well systems from operating and resulted in a loss of pressure in the East Bay Township water supply in your area, bacterial contamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout our environment. Corrective measures are currently being undertaken to correct the situation.
What should I do?
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Continue using boiled or bottled water until further notice.
What happened? What Is being done?
These precautionary actions are being taken due to the loss of water pressure in the water distribution system caused by a SCADA network communication error preventing the well systems from operating on June 9th, 2026. Whenever a water system loses pressure for any
significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended.
The GTC Department of Public Works and its contractor have completed repairs, and water staff will be taking other remedial actions, such as flushing and collecting bacteriological samples from around the system. The samples will be collected to determine whether the water quality meets the state drinking water standards. We will inform you when tests show no bacteria, and you no longer need to boil your water. We anticipate removing the boil water notice within 48 hours.
This boil water notice shall remain in effect until results from the sampling verify the water is safe to drink. Customers will be advised when the boil water advisory has been lifted.
For more information, please contact Kent Nothstine of Grand Traverse County DPW at 231-995- 6039 or at 2650 LaFranier Road, TC, Ml 49686 or 231-493-2994. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.
