Boil water advisory lifted in west Buckhead after earlier outages
A boil water advisory that had been in effect for a portion of west Buckhead since Tuesday has been lifted.
It’s not clear what exactly caused the issue, but residents in the area of Nancy Creek Road and Northside Parkway began experiencing low pressure and some outages Sunday night, according to Atlanta Department of Watershed Management alerts. The issue persisted through Tuesday, when water was restored around noon.
The outages affected approximately 80 homes and businesses and eight fire hydrants in the area near I-75, Northside Parkway and Howell Mill Road. The city had to bring in external contractors to help identify the cause of the outage and make repairs to a 12-inch valve, officials said.
“To protect the public from a potential health hazard (those) … in the impact zone that have experienced water outages and/or low water pressures are advised to boil all water prior to use, or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing teeth,” the DWM said earlier in a statement.
Authorities said they took samples of the water to ensure that no bacteria was present while pressure was restored. The advisory was lifted by 10:15 a.m. Wednesday.
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