Periods of low pressure in the water distribution system can increase the potential of bacteria.
LELAND — A boil water advisory has been issued for Leland water customers in the Brunswick Forest neighborhood.
Brunswick Forest water customers experienced periods of low water pressure and outages around 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Leland news release.
Periods of low pressure in the water distribution system can increase the potential of bacteria.
The town of Leland advises that Brunswick Forest water customers use bottled water or boil “all water used for human consumption,” including drinking, washing dishes and food preparation, brushing teeth and making ice.
Vigorous boiling for one minute should kill disease-causing organisms that could be present in the water, the release said.
Pregnant women and children below the age of six months should use an alternate water supply, such as bottled water, whenever possible since boiling water concentrates levels of nitrates that may be present in the water.
The advisory will remain in effect until further notice from the town of Leland.
Reporter Makenzie Holland can be reached at 910-343-2371 or Makenzie.Holland@StarNewsOnline.com.