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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; Pennsylvania American Water customers affected by the 30-inch main break in Kingston no longer have to boil their water.</p><p>Pennsylvania American Water announced this morning that the boil advisory has been lifted for customers in Kingston, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, and parts of Wilkes-Barre, Swoyersville and Luzerne.</p><p>According to an email from the company, acceptable bacteria test results were obtained from samples collected on Friday and Saturday, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has authorized lifting of the precautionary advisory.</p><p>&#8220;Pennsylvania American Water thanks its customers for their patience and cooperation during this event,&#8221; said spokeswoman Susan Turcmanovich in a news release.</p><p>The boil advisory was issued Thursday due broken 30-inch water main at the intersection of Walnut and Mercer in Kingston. At the peak of the break, nearly 6,600 customers were affected with low water pressure or no water at all.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Boil advisory lifted for areas affected by Kingston water main break