Boil Water Notices

Drinking the water is not advised. The advisory is typically issued following a line break when
contamination could have entered the water supply. All water used for drinking, cooking, making ice,
brushing teeth or washing dishes should be boiled 1st, or as an alternative, bottled water can be used.

A rolling boil of 1 minute is sufficient, and allow the water to cool before using it.

Brushing your teeth is not advised, and you should not ingest any water while the advisory is in place.
Bottled water is a great alternative for this.

Typically, you can do it as long as you don’t ingest the water. If you have open wounds, cuts, blisters, or have a
compromised immune system it would be advised to boil the water and allow it to cool.

It is not advised to use filtered water as filters do not typically remove microbes.

Unknown, but typically, dishwashers don’t reach high enough temperatures to kill microbes. It is safer to err
on the side of caution and wait until the advisory is lifted to run the dishwasher.

Precautionary Boil Water Notices will remain in effect until lab tests show that the water is safe to drink
and a retraction notice is posted, which is typically a minimum of two days.