The SMP Water & Sewer Commission No. 3 (Centerville Water System) has scheduled a planned
temporary water outage for their water supply system. A planned temporary outage of the
main waterline in order to complete a construction project along Hwy 182 will occur on
Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The outage will be for several hours in order to abandon a segment
of an old 6″ main waterline and connect to a new 12” main waterline. The area affected was
isolated from Senette St. at HWY 182 westward to the City Limits of Franklin, including Locust
St., Kemper Rd., Baker Rd. and Arlington Rd. Because of this, the water supply may be of
questionable microbiological quality.
Therefore, as a precaution, the Centerville Water System is issuing a BOIL ADVISARY effective
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 for the affected area. The BOIL ADVISORY is to remain in effect until
rescinded by the Water System.
It is recommended that all consumers disinfect their water before consuming it (including
fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods
by the following means:
Boil water for one (1) full minute in a clean container. The one minute starts after the
water has been brought to a rolling boil. (The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water
in a clean bottle, pouring it from one clean container to another, or by adding a small pinch of
salt to each quart of water that is boiled.)
Customers are urged to disinfect their own water prior to consumption until they have been
advised otherwise.
The Centerville Water System will rescind this Boil Advisory upon notification from the
Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health that additional water samples
collected from the water supply system have shown our water is safe.
