[Update, 4:35 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23: The advisory has been canceled.
Residents in the affected area are advised not to drink, make ice or brush teeth with tap water unless it has been boiled, until further notice.
Residents who have weakened immune systems are advised not to wash their hands or shower or bathe with tap water.
– Shower or bath: Being careful not to swallow any water, one may take a shower safely.
The time spent bathing should be minimized.
Water pressure quickly stabilized, but not before causing pressure at a gauge in the Lower 9th Ward to register below 20 pounds per square inch (psi).
There was a short loss of power to one of the four pumps that run simultaneously at the S&WB’s Carrollton Water Purification Plant.
On Saturday, a pressure gauge at Pumping Station No.
5 in the Lower 9th Ward detected a brief drop in pressure below 20 psi, which is the required minimum system pressure now required by the state.
The boil water advisory will remain in effect until further notice for customers in the affected area.