Benton Township has issued a boil water notice.
The township has released the following:
The Benton Charter Township Water System lost pressure and contamination may have occurred in the area west and north of the airport.
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
Due to a drop in pressure in the Benton Charter Township water supply, bacterial contamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout our environment. Corrective measures have been taken and the situation has been corrected.
What should I do?
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Continue using boiled or bottled water until further notice.
What happened? What is being done?
These precautionary actions are being taken due to the loss of water pressure in the water distribution system caused by a distribution pump failure on January 17, 2026 at 12;47am. Whenever a water system loses pressure for any significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended.
The Benton Charter Township water staff restored pressure back to normal at 6:43am on January 17, 2026, and water staff will be collecting bacteriological samples from around the system. The samples will be collected to determine that the water quality meets the state drinking water standards. We will inform you when tests show no bacteria and you no longer need to boil your water. We anticipate resolving the problem within 48 hours.
This boil water notice shall remain in effect until results from the sampling verify the water is safe to drink. Customers will be advised when the boil water advisory has been lifted.
For more information, please contact Cathy Yates, Benton Charter Township Supervisor at 269-369-6819. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
