CFPUA Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued
for the area(s):
5416-6207 Myrtle Grove Road, all of Avalon West, Tall Ships Landing, Sapphire Ridge Road, 1310 Marsh Cove Lane, 5101 Peden Point Road
CFPUA crews will be conducting two valve replacements on Myrtle Grove Road, requiring the outage, advisory for the following addresses:
5416-6207 Myrtle Grove Road, all of Avalon West, Tall Ships Landing, Sapphire Ridge Road, 1310 Marsh Cove Lane, 5101 Peden Point Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Leslie Ogilvie, substituting for Mike McGill
Office Number: (910) 332-6625
Leslie.Ogilvie@cfpua.org
WILMINGTON, NC, May 10, 2016: As a result of two valve replacements on Myrtle Grove Road, Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) has issued a precautionary boil water advisory (PBWA) for customers living in portions of the areas listed above. During this time, a private developer will be conducting a tie in and main extension for a new development. CFPUA decided to conduct this work in conjunction with the private developer to reduce the inconvenience to our customers in the area, which includes a private elementary school.
Periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system. CFPUA customers in the above described area are asked to boil their water for one minute then allow it to cool prior to consumption or utilize another water source such as bottled water. Consumption includes drinking, brushing teeth, making ice, food preparation, fruit and vegetable washing, pet consumption, and the preparation of baby formula. Customers do NOT need to boil water prior to using it for showering or bathing.
The precautionary boil water advisory shall be in effect until water quality testing has occurred and service has returned to normal, typically within 24 hours. The lifting of the advisory will occur in one or more of the following ways: hand-delivered announcement, a post on www.cfpua.org, a recorded phone message at 332-6500, a phone notification from New Hanover County’s emergency alert system and/or a press release to area media outlets.
A precautionary boil water advisory is a public health announcement. When issued, the public should assume there is an elevated risk of their water being unsafe to drink. Advisories can be issued after: incidents that compromise the distribution system (ex. water main break); failure of/substantial interruption in water treatment processes that result in increased turbidity levels or particle counts; mechanical or equipment failure; violations of the total coliform rule or the turbidity standard of the surface water treatment rule; or a natural disaster. www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking.