Those under the boil water notice are advised to use only boiled tap water or bottled water for cooking and drinking.
Residents in three Long Beach ZIP codes are under a boil water notice Thursday due to a water main break. It happened Wednesday at 3502 Orange Ave., according to the Long Beach Utilities Department, which issued the notice in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water.Businesses at the intersection of Orange and Warlow Road shared video with FOX 11, showing what looked like a river of water flowing down the street shortly after the break.
But, Heflin said that the boil water notice is precautionary, not because they have found any contamination.So until the repairs are completed, the notice applies to the following ZIP codes:About about 125,000 people are in those affected areas, according to Heflin.The utility is conducting specialized monitoring of water quality in the affected areas in coordination with DDW, and will inform residents when the water has been deemed safe to drink.
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