Water service restored in Concord

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 24, 2023

UPDATE: Concord has amended its announcement saying 1,500 Veolia customers in Bethel Township should continue boiling their water. End Update.

Water service is back on in Concord Township, but customers should still boil water until further notice.

Concord announced a water main break at 3:06 p.m. after the main at Route 202 and Beaver Valley/Naamans Creek Road was struck during some work by PennDOT. The township later sent out the following email shortly before 9 p.m.

“Water service has been restored to all Veolia water customers in Concord Township following a. Veolia has issued a Boil Water Advisory and is working to notify all affected customers. This advisory does not affect the entire Veolia Bethel water system, only a small, isolated portion north of main break on Carter Way. The Boil Water Advisory will remain in place until pressure has been restored and 2 consecutive days of total coliform samples have been taken with negative results.”

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.