Olean/Communal
A boil water advisory covering much of East Olean was lifted Friday afternoon, three days after a water main valve broke beneath Seneca Avenue and caused the city's system to lose pressure in that area. Mayor Amy B. Sherburne issued the advisory Tuesday for the neighborhood roughly bounded by Front Street to the city line and Seneca Avenue to Grandview Avenue, warning that pressure loss can let untreated water or microbes enter the system. City crews made emergency repairs to the valve over the following days before water quality testing cleared the area for normal use. Residents in the affected zone were advised they could resume drinking and cooking with tap water without boiling it first once the advisory was lifted.