ALERT: Boil water order lifted in Lewes, low pressure possible on beach side
The Lewes Board of Public Works has now lifted the boil water order for all of its customers, after water samples tested at a state lab came back clear.
The order was issued Aug. 20 after a water main under the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal failed around 3 a.m.; that caused most BPW customers to lose water service. Service was gradually restored to everyone throughout the day.
A dive team was called in to inspect the three water mains that run under the canal.
Austin Calaman, BPW general manager, said the divers will take videos and make any necessary repairs.
He said customers on the beach side of the canal might still experience low water pressure at times.
For more information on the boil water order, go to lewesbpwde.gov.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
