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Sunday's Ironman Triathalon Will Impact Acres Residents

Ford Ironman Lake Placid will be required to make alterations to the bike course for this year's race due to road construction.  These alterations will have an impact on residents of AuSable Acres.

Cyclists will come up Route 9N from Upper Jay and continue straight ahead past the Village Green all the way into AuSable Forks.  They will turn around at College Street (near the Jersey Bridge), proceed back down 9N to the Village Green and make a right onto Route 86 toward Wilmington.

As a result, both lanes of Route 9N will be closed to non-essential vehicle traffic on race day between 8 am and 4:30 pm.

For full information, as well as alternative traffic routes to various destinations, please download the Ironman Traffic Guide below:

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Water Restored

Water was restored to the Ridgetop section last night.  No need to boil water, as the problem was corrected quickly enough to maintain system integrity.

Water Is Out on Ridgetop

A water main break on Ridgetop has left residents in that area of the Acres without water.  The break may have done some damage to the road, as well.

All other Acres residents have water at this time.

Forever Wild is working on the break as I write this, and the Town of Jay is looking into the road damage.

I'll keep you posted as I receive updates.

Boil Water Order Lifted!

As of this evening, the Department of Health has lifted the Boil Water order for AuSable Acres.

Sunset/Moonrise on Lake Eaton

Taken Friday night from my kayak on Lake Eaton:

Water System Update #5

Since I'm basically 'the canary in the coal mine' (first one to lose water... last one to get it back), I think it's safe to say everyone should now have their water service fully restored.

Please remember to continue to boil your water until the Dept. of Health lifts the order.  (I'll post a notice here when that happens)

Water System Update #4

As of yesterday, the water system is back online 100%.

However, because of the pipe burst, the entire system basically drained.  Now, the system (and it's six miles of pipes) have to fill up again and water pressure has to be restored.

Some residents (those at the beginning of the line) have full service restored.  Many others are reporting partial restoration.  Some (like me) still have no service.

Please practice water conservation for the next day or two.  Unless the people who have service refrain from taxing the system, it will take a long time for the pressure to rise, the pipes to fill and everyone to be restored to full service.

Please refrain from watering lawns, filling pools, etc. 

And remember to boil your water until further notice.

Water System Update #3

As of 9:00 this morning (Wednesday), the system is operating at 100% pumping capacity.  However, it will take several hours before the pipes in the system fill up completely.  Depending on where you live, you may not see service restored until this afternoon.  However, everyone should be back up and running today.

Incidentally, our lightening-induced water woes made the WPTZ news last night!

Boil Water Alert and Water Update #2

When it rains it pours (no pun intended)...

In addition to the lightening strike yesterday, there was also a leak on Cottontail.  The leak is being repaired and water service is expected to be returned by the end of the day (Tuesday).

Once service is returned, however, residents will be under a Boil Water Notice until further notification.

Also, please try not to tax the system once service is returned.  Please refrain from watering lawns and filling pools.

Water System Update

At approximately 5:00 p.m. today, lightening struck one of the pumps on the line.  This resulted in low or no pressure for some Acres residents. 

The system is being worked on as we speak and the auxiliary pump will be switched on at 11:00 this evening.  This should refill the tank and you should have water in the morning.

Please exercise restraint when using water tomorrow morning, as overuse could cause pressure to drop again.

The pump circuitry should be replaced by tomorrow afternoon and everything should be back to normal shortly thereafter.