TO: WATER CUSTOMERS RESIDING ON THE EAST SIDE OF HWY 79 FROM 3031 MAIN STREET TO 3293 MAIN STREET INCLUDING ALL OF HUDSON STREET AND SHADY GROVE STREET
DUE TO WATER LINE MAINTENANCE
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
AS A PRECAUTION, WE ADVISE THAT ALL WATER USED FOR DRINKING, COOKING, MAKING ICE, BRUSHING TEETH, OR WASHING DISHES BE BOILED. A ROLLING BOIL OF ONE MINUTE IS SUFFICIENT. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, BOTTLE WATER MAY BE USED. RESIDENTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN BATHING, ESPECIALLY IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS, INFANTS, OR THE ELDERLY.
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT IS BEING DONE?
A LOSS IN SYSTEM PRESSURE COULD CAUSE BACKSIPHONAGE OF CONTAMINANTS, SUCH AS E. COLI BACTERIA, INTO THE WATER SYSTEM. WATER CONTAINING E.COLIBACTERIA CAN BE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR DRINKING AND COOKING AFTER VIGOROUSLY BOILING THE WATER. DISEASE SYSTEMS CAUSED BY THESE BACTERIA MAY INCLUDE DIARRHEA, CRAMPS, NAUSEA, AND POSSIBLE JAUNDICE, AND ANY ASSOCIATED HEADACHE AND FATIGUE. EPA HAS SET AN ENFORCEABLE DRINKING WATER STANDARD FOR E. COLI TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THESE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. UNDER THIS STANDARD ALL DRINKING WATER MUST BE FREE OF BACTERIA.
THE WATER SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY COLLECTING SAMPLES TO DETERMINE IF THE PRESENCE OF E. COLI BACTERIA EXISTS WITHIN THE WATER SYSTEM. THIS PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND A BACTERIOLOFICAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK. THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF RECSISSION FOR THIS NOTICE IS Date: Friday May 11th2018
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT: RONALD WOOD, PO BOX 340; VERNON, FL 32462
850-535-2444
RONALD WOOD
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
850-535-2444
850-260-2277