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Veolia is urging water customers in southern Dauphin County to restrict water use as much as possible.
The heavy rains "stirred up sediment that has clogged the water treatment plant, and this temporary water restriction will preserve our stored supplies of water," the company told Dauphin County officials.
This announcement came the same day as a water main break in Swatara Township, which happened around 7 a.m.
Approximately 1,200 residents were effected by the required emergency repairs.
Customers in Dauphin County have been asked to stop all non-essential water use such as "watering lawns, filling pools, washing cars or performing other non-essential tasks until further notice, so we can preserve the remaining supplies of treated water for drinking, sanitation and health care," Veolia stated.
The company, based on Sixth Street in Harrisburg, did not issue an estimated time for these repairs to be completed.
Click here to read additional information about the situation on the company's website.
The water for 42,000 customers of Pennsylvania American Water Co. was fully restored the same day as this announcement after a boil water order was issued following another water main break in Mechanicsburg on Saturday. Click here to read more about it.
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