Alert
URGENT: Boil Water Notice for Specific Areas of the City of Oneonta
Bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for one minute, and cool before using or use bottled water certified for sale by the New York State Department of Health. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food until further notice.
This Boil Water Notice applies to all residents listed as follows:
On October 15th, 2025, the water system lost pressure due to the isolation of a broken water main on East Dormitory Road near the intersection of Bugbee Road on the SUNY Oneonta Campus. When water mains lose pressure, it increases the chance that untreated water and harmful microbes can enter your water.
Harmful microbes in drinking water can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms and may pose a special health risk for infants, some elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. But these symptoms are not just caused by microbes in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you should seek medical advice.
What is being done?
The Department of Public Works is working to replace the broken pipe on East Dormitory Road in order to restore water pressure in the water main. Due to the nature and location of the break, an exact time for return to normal water system operation cannot be determined. It is the City’s intent to complete the repair as soon as possible.
It is likely that you will need to boil water for the next 36 hours until bacteriological test results are examined and determined to be negative. You will be informed when tests show that you no longer need to boil your water.
For more information, please contact:
Chris Yacobucci, Public Works Director of the City of Oneonta at (607) 432-2100, weekdays 8AM to 4PM or the New York State Department of Health at (607) 432-3911
Please share this information with other people who drink this water, especially anyone who may not get 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.
Residents can now receive important advisories, community updates, and official information by text message and email! Sign up by texting “13820” to 888777 or by visiting www.nixle.com.
To receive information related specifically to the Department of Public Service (e.g. brush pickup, road work, etc.) sign up by texting “DPSONEONTA” to 888777 or by visiting www.nixle.com.
URGENT: Boil Water Notice for Specific Areas of the City of Oneonta 
Loss of pressure in the City of Oneonta Water System
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
Bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for one minute, and cool before using or use bottled water certified for sale by the New York State Department of Health. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food until further notice.
This Boil Water Notice applies to all residents listed as follows:
- Blodgett Drive – Entire Length of Roadway
- Farone Drive – Entire Length of Roadway
- Birchwood – Entire Length of Roadway
- Carson Road – Entire Length of Roadway
- Brigham Road – Entire Length of Roadway
- College Park Drive – Entire Length of Roadway
- Crestmont Terrace – Entire Length of Roadway
- Bugbee Road from the Intersection of East Street to the Intersection of Blodgett Drive
- Woodside Avenue from 45 Woodside Avenue to 72 Woodside Avenue
- East Street From 170 East Street to 185 East Street
On October 15th, 2025, the water system lost pressure due to the isolation of a broken water main on East Dormitory Road near the intersection of Bugbee Road on the SUNY Oneonta Campus. When water mains lose pressure, it increases the chance that untreated water and harmful microbes can enter your water.
Harmful microbes in drinking water can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms and may pose a special health risk for infants, some elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. But these symptoms are not just caused by microbes in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you should seek medical advice.
What is being done?
The Department of Public Works is working to replace the broken pipe on East Dormitory Road in order to restore water pressure in the water main. Due to the nature and location of the break, an exact time for return to normal water system operation cannot be determined. It is the City’s intent to complete the repair as soon as possible.
It is likely that you will need to boil water for the next 36 hours until bacteriological test results are examined and determined to be negative. You will be informed when tests show that you no longer need to boil your water.
For more information, please contact:
Chris Yacobucci, Public Works Director of the City of Oneonta at (607) 432-2100, weekdays 8AM to 4PM or the New York State Department of Health at (607) 432-3911
Please share this information with other people who drink this water, especially anyone who may not get 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.
Residents can now receive important advisories, community updates, and official information by text message and email! Sign up by texting “13820” to 888777 or by visiting www.nixle.com.
To receive information related specifically to the Department of Public Service (e.g. brush pickup, road work, etc.) sign up by texting “DPSONEONTA” to 888777 or by visiting www.nixle.com.
Instructions:
Bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for one minute, and cool before using or use bottled water certified for sale by the New York State Department of Health. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food until further notice.
Address/Location
City of Oneonta
258 Main St
Oneonta, NY 13820
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 607-432-6450