Renee Crowder had to boil water in 1997 when her water at Apache Shores was not safe.
Use bottled or boiled water for cooking, making ice, washing fruits and mixing soda water.
You can use tap water for doing laundry or washing dishes, but use hot soapy water and rinse the dishes in boiled water.
Discontinue service of equipment with water line connections (e.g., water coolers, automatic ice makers, etc.).
Discard ice made prior to the boil water advisory issuance and discontinue making ice.
Use commercially-manufactured ice.
For drinking water, use: commercially-bottled water and/or water that has been disinfected for Cryptosporidium by: boiling at a rolling boil for 1 minute (at altitudes greater than 6,562 feet, boil water for 3 minutes) distilling (water is boiled until it vaporizes and is then condensed back into water).
do not use chemicals such as bleach to disinfect your water For cooking and food preparation: Discard any ready-to-eat food prepared with water prior to the discovery of the water contamination.
Run cold water faucets continuously for at least 5 minutes.
Run coolers with direct water connections for 5 minutes.