ECUA issues boil water notice for Creighton Road near Chapel Street and Tippin Avenue
Effective immediately, a precautionary boil water notice has been issued to Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to customers located on Creighton Road between Chapel Street and Tippin Avenue, address ranges 1200-2336.
This notice is being issued after a valve replacement was completed on a 6-inch water main. Precautionary boil water notices are issued as a part of the standard protocol following any loss of water pressure, whether as a result of planned maintenance activities or unscheduled repairs.
Residents located in the specified notice area are advised to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil or to use eight drops of regular unscented household bleach per gallon of water, for water to be used for drinking or cooking purposes.
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Two independent bacteriological samples have been initiated and the advisory will be lifted as soon as possible, according to the ECUA. This process routinely takes 48 hours and the notice will be rescinded at that time.
ECUA crews have completed the work and flushed out the lines. Residents within the precautionary boil water notice area and nearby are advised that there is a possibility of discolored water as a result of the utility work, and to flush their home’s plumbing by running their taps for a few minutes. If problems persist, customers are asked to contact ECUA Customer Service at 850-476-0480 for assistance.
Precautionary boil water notice guidelines are available on the ECUA website at ecua.fl.gov/live-green/our-water-supply.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Emerald Coast Utilities Authority boil water notice for Creighton Road
