MILLIONS of people across America are being ordered to boil their water before drinking or using it at all, officials said. A boil water advisory is in effect for multiple counties in Atlanta , Georgia, due to an incident at a local water pumping station. The city's Department of Watershed Management issued the advisory on Sunday night after a failure at the Adamsville Pumping Station.
Residents and businesses may be experiencing little to no water pressure in parts of Atlanta including the cities of South Fulton, Chattahoochee Hills, and Union City. "To protect the public from a potential health hazard, all residents and property owners who have experienced water outages and/or low water pressures are advised to boil all water before using," DWM said in a news release. The water should be boiled for one minute past a rolling boil and then cooled before drinking.
READ MORE US NEWS Following the 60-second rule will help destroy bacteria that might have contaminated the drinking water. The advisory warned that babies, the elderly, and people with immune deficiencies should be extra careful as they're most at risk for getting sick. Officials warned against drinking from public water fountains in the impacted area.
Also, if your freezer has an automatic icemaker, get rid of all the ice cubes and turn the machine off until the notice is lifted. Most read in Health People experiencing water loss outside of the described areas are still advised to follow the precautions anyway. If r.
