County Lifts Water Advisory for Sharpsburg Residents

120 W. Washington Street

Hagerstown, MD 21740 | 240.313.2380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Lauren Pogue, Marketing Specialist

P: 240.313.2382

E: lpogue@washo-md.net

COUNTY LIFTS WATER ADVISORY FOR SHARPSBURG RESIDENTS

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (November 1, 2017) - The Washington County Department of Water Quality is pleased to announce that effective immediately the precautionary boil water advisory us hereby lifted.

The department has been monitoring the water system during this maintenance and has determined the water meets all water quality criteria. Customers of the Sharpsburg system no longer need to boil water before its use for cooking and drinking. Water fountains should be operated for several minutes before placing back in operations.

We thank you for your patience and assistance during this operation.

For more information, residents should call the Washington County Water Quality office at 240-313-2600, and the Washington County Environmental Health Department at 301-791-3270.

For additional information contact Public Relations and Community Affairs Marketing Specialist Lauren Pogue at 240-313-2382.

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