Water Supply Advisory Issued for Southern Counties After Treatment Outage

A mechanical failure at a regional water treatment facility has triggered a boil-water advisory across several southern counties. Officials estimate a 48-hour window before full service is restored.

What to do now

• Switch to stored water reserves if you have them.
• If no reserves, boil tap water at a rolling boil for 1 minute before use.
• Avoid using ice from automatic makers until the advisory lifts.

Lessons for the prepared

This is exactly why a minimum 14-day water reserve (1 gallon per person per day) is the baseline. Treatment outages are among the most common and most recoverable disruptions — if you have reserves, they are a non-event.

We will update this advisory as the situation develops.