Is that for people within the town limits, or would it affect people around Clayton too (with a Clayton address)? I have a well so I'm dumb when it comes to this, but my parents have "city water" and I don't know where it comes from. They live off of Powhatan Rd, near Wilson's Mills. Anyway, if it affects them, I want to give them a heads-up in case they haven't heard the news.
Do they get a water bill from the Town of Clayton, or from Johnston County Public Utilities? I would assume it would just be Town of Clayton customers. Once again, I'm glad I have a well.
I wish they'd be more clear and specific on who is affected by these things .... it says to boil water before even washing your hands. Eep. I guess we should do this just in case we ARE in this area??
I get my bills from Johnston County Public Utilities. The story really isn't clear if it is us or not. Anyone know for sure?
That clearly refers to the Clayton town water system, and not the Johnston County system. Each system has its own water plant, and apparently the town's system has a problem.
Anyone have any more of an explanation of what areas are affected? I'm not sure what the 'town' of Clayton is ... is that just the downtown area? Sorry if I'm sounding paranoid ...
I'm just asking .. because I don't know. If you're outside the city limits and on Johnston Co. water, do you get a bill? Do you pay it to the Town Of Clayton? If anyone can say the answer is No.. then I guess you could tell by where you pay your water bill to. If you're in the city limits, doesn't water, sewer & trash all come on one bill that you pay to the Town of Clayton?
Not to sound trite or arrogant but I believe that has already been answered by this post quoted below. If you get a bill from the Town of Clayton then you are serviced by their water, If you get one from Johnsston County then you don't get your water from Clayton. Craig
I wish I had known this before drinking a couple of glasses with breakfast yesterday and then filling a couple of water jugs to take with me to work. I had to go to Ashville and brought the water to drink during the day. I didn't find out about this until last night when my boss called me and told me. My wife didn't know anything about this until I called her. They have that automated call system, why didn't they use that before going to the media? Mike
Hey don't feel bad, DH just heard it on the radio. Guess I should check the board more often? :lol: Boiling water now, just in case. :? Oh and Elims, I'm just a confused!
Where does your water come from? Johnston County and Clayton each has its own water treatment plant. They get water from whatever source they use (I'm guessing the Neuse River, but not sure about that). They treat that water in a water treatment plant to remove contaminants. Most of the time they provide you with clean, safe drinking water. If a problem occurs and some contaminant is not effectively removed from the water, that problem only affects the water in the system that has the problem. So Clayton's water treatment system failed to remove all the coliform bacteria from the water. That has nothing to do with Johnston County's water system. They are completely separate systems. Once the water is taken out of the river, Johnston County water and Clayton water never come in contact with each other. How do you know which system provides your water? Look at your bill. Clayton may send one bill that includes electricity, water, sewer, trash collection; I don't know, but I do know that's what they do in Smithfield and Selma, so I'm just guessing it's the same. If you get water from the county system, you get a bill from Johnston County Public Utilities. If you have your own well instead, you don't get a bill from either place, and you are not affected by the boil water order. It's not a bad idea to get your water tested periodically, and I think the extension service will do that for free. If you get your water bill from Johnston County, you are not affected by the boil water order. If you get your water bill from the Town of Clayton (or City of Clayton) then you do need to boil your water until the order is canceled.
Actually according to the Town counsel meeting I attended a few weeks ago, the automated call system was first proposed at that meeting and the counsel voted at that time to take a further look into the system. Which would lead me to believe that currently the town of clayton does not have such a system in place. Incidentally McK's got it's 30 seconds of fame last night from WTVD Craig
Actually, Clayton purchases it's water supply from Johnston County and does not operate separate drinking water facilities, only a wastewater treatment plant. The Town does spot tests 15(?) times a month to make sure the water supply in the town limits is safe. For the State to require Clayton to issue a boil order, two separate tests had to show the possible presence of coliform. Coliform bacteria in and of itself isn't harmful to most people, but it does indicate that other stuff could be in the water. The reason that the order was only for the Town is the Town owns and maintains water storage facilities, so it is possible that contaminants could enter lines in town and no where else.
