The area west of S. Park St. and south of W. Grand Ave. was included in the "precautionary boil order," which means just in case something is wrong with the water’s quality — people should be sure to drink bottled water for the time being.
Inside Port Washington’s Water Department, David Kleckner was hard at work, Thursday, keeping the city’s water safe to drink.
"Right now, the samples are looking good," said Kleckner.
Portions of the city were placed under a precautionary boil order as a result of a fire hydrant breaking.
Officials said residents in the boil order area should not drink, or consume, any water until 7:30 p.m.
"Immediately called the DNR for their advice on how to handle the procedure.
Water sample testing involved collecting the water in a jar, and then incubating it for 24 hours.
When done, if it comes out yellow, then it means the water is not safe to drink.
Suppiger said fortunately, it didn’t interrupt a party she was having.
FOX6 asked what her reaction would be if the lab results came back positive for contamination.