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As a result of an emergency repair to a ruptured 6-inch water main Toho Water Authority is issuing a precautionary boil water alert for residents located off Country Club Road from Chip Court to Bunker Lane. This notice also affects residents living on St. Andrews Court off Country Club Drive.

As a result of this emergency repair, residents may experience low water pressure and in some areas a water outage.Repairs are currently under way and may take up to 10 hours to complete.

Approximately 400 residents are located in the affected area.

Once water is restored residents should boil their water prior to consumption (drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes) as a precautionary measure.A vigorous boil for one minute is adequate to render water bacteriologically safe for drinking. As an alternative bottled water may be used. The boil water alert will be in effect until a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.

Under a precautionary boil water notice, water used for consumption can be disinfected by any one of the following methods:

Bringing the water to a rolling boil and holding it there for one (1) minute

Using a disinfecting chemical. If you cannot boil water, you should put eight (8) drops of common household bleach which is about 1/8th teaspoon, into one (1) gallon of tap water, then shake it, and allow it to stand for 30 minutes before drinking. If the water is cloudy, use sixteen (16) drops, about 1/4th teaspoon of bleach instead of 8, shake it, and let it stand for 30 minutes. There should be a slight chlorine odor. Use common household bleach that has 5 percent to 6 percent active ingredients. Use food grade containers. Dont use bleach that has perfume scents added.

Using water purification tablets or iodine that many sports and camping stores sell

You can also buy commercial bottled water for consumption and food preparation.

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Boil water alert issued by Toho Water Authority