Public Notice

Friday, February 18, 2011

 

Hattiesburg Declares Boil Water Notice

 

A boil water notice has been issued until further notice by the City of Hattiesburg for the following areas:

 

·         Navajo Circle from Comanche Drive to Monterey Avenue

·         Monterey Avenue from Magnolia Place to Mesa Drive

 

You should boil your drinking water until you have been notified your water is safe. Bringing water to a rolling boil for one minute will kill most organisms. The Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) will test water samples collected from water supply systems and must have two consecutive days of clear test samples. It takes MSDH 24 hours to receive test results back from the collected samples. Typically, it takes 48 to 72 hours to find out whether water is safe to drink from contaminated water supply systems.

 

For more information regarding boil water notices, visit www.msdh.state.ms.us.

 

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Office of Public Relations

Jeanetta Bennett, Public Relations Coordinator

601.545.4508 (o) 769.223.3557 (c) 601.545.4608(f)