CFPUA has issued a precautionary boil water advisory Monday, January 10, for approximately 60 commercial customers and 50 residential customers in the Carolina Beach Road area due to a leak on a water main.
The following addresses are impacted: the 2100 through 2400 blocks of Carolina Beach Road, the 300 and 400 blocks of Cape Fear Boulevard, and the 500 through 700 blocks of Morningside Drive.
Crews are working to complete emergency repairs to the water main and restore service as quickly as possible.
Periods of low or no pressure in the water distribution system increase the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system.
When under a boil water advisory, customers are asked to boil their water for one minute, then allow it to cool prior to consumption. They also may use 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.
Before a boil water advisory is lifted, CFPUA lab staff test the water to ensure it is safe to drink.
A lane of Carolina Beach Road at Southern Boulevard is closed to traffic for the repair. The outer southbound lane of Carolina Beach Road is closed just north and just south of Southern Boulevard. Traffic will be shifted into the inner southbound lane.
Right turns from Southern Boulevard onto Carolina Beach Road will also be blocked during the closure but left turns will still be allowed.
See below for a map of the closure:
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