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A boil water advisory for hundreds of homes in the town of Owego was discontinued November 3 as officials try to determine what caused a water line to rupture. Town supervisor Donald Castellucci said the directive was lifted when test results confirmed there was no contamination of the water supply...

A boil-water advisory remains in effect for hundreds of homes in the Tioga Terrace area of the town of Owego after a water line ruptured, causing a dramatic drop in a reservoir. Town supervisor Donald Castellucci said the problem was discovered late October 31...

People served by the Whitney Point public water system are being encouraged to take conservation measures. Village officials September 21 issued an appeal for voluntary water conservation because of the lack of significant rainfall in recent weeks...

Fourteen brands of bottled spring water processed at two Pennsylvania facilities have been recalled because of concerns it could be contaminated by E. coli bacteria. Niagara Bottling has announced it is recalling all products produced at Hamburg and Allentown between June 10 and June 18...

The city of Binghamton water department is advising residents to take steps to reduce the likelihood of frozen water lines. According to City Hall, water department crews have been working to thaw out frozen service lines and repair water main breaks...

As many as forty residential water customers in the city of Binghamton are without service because of frozen pipes and lines. The problem has been affecting water systems across the Northeast in recent weeks. The situation worsened after record-cold temperatures in February...

Water service to part of a neighborhood on Binghamton's South Side was interrupted February 17 because of a broken line. Some water customers in the area of the problem at Park and Corbett avenues were affected. City workers isolated the break in a four-inch line and made repairs...

Binghamton officials say water service is expected to be interrupted to a few customers on the city's South Side on Wednesday. According to water maintenance supervisor Mark Cornwell, crews are planning to do work in the area of Morgan Road...

A major water line ruptured on Court Street in downtown Binghamton, prompting the closure of two blocks of the city's main thoroughfare. The break was reported around midday Thursday as a steady snow continued to fall. The rupture was near the intersection of Court and Washington streets...

A frozen water line resulted in the closure of a section of Court Street in downtown Binghamton. Eastbound traffic was detoured at the roundabout onto Chenango or Exchange streets on Wednesday. City and contractor crews worked to deal with a frozen line that knocked out service to 103 Court Street...