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Drinking Water
Posted By: King
Date: Monday, 8-29-11, at 4:24 p.m.
This seems to be for all of Dare County....
As a result of ocean over wash and severe sound side flooding throughout Dare County, a Low Pressure Advisory is being issued to all customers on the Dare County water system. Based on the potential for contamination of the water systems all customers are advised to boil all water used for human consumption as a precaution until further notice.
Boiling the water to a full rolling boil for a period of one (1) minute before use for consumption (drinking or making tea, coffee, Kool-Aid etc.) or ice making should greatly reduce the possibility of any bacteriological contamination. If you can not boil the water, add plain household bleach (which is 4% to 6% chlorine) using ¼ teaspoon per gallon. Water should have a slight bleach odor. Because boiling water can increase nitrate levels that might be present, bottled water or stored water should be used by pregnant women and be used for preparing infant formula. If possible, infants and pregnant women should drink bottled water. If you do not have bottled water available to drink then it is better for them to drink boiled water than to drink water that is not boiled and may be contaminated.
No microbiological contamination has been found in the drinking water as a result of this incident. Samples will be collected from throughout the affected area to confirm the microbiological quality as soon as pressure is restored.
For additional information: Contact the Dare County Water Department at 475-5990.
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