Mineola water has been safe for all uses throughout Hurricane Sandy according to village officials.
In an e-mail sent out by the village on Friday afternoon, it stated that “contrary to misunderstandings that have been circulating throughout the hurricane, there is no danger of sewage backup in Mineola.”
The county has asked all residents to conserve water use to ease the sewage backups on the south shore.
Sewage would not backup to Mineola.