Residents of Garden City living in the area bounded by Dean Forest Road (Hwy.
21); and U.S. Hwy.
25) are under a boil water advisory after a temporary loss of water pressure due to an equipment malfunction in the Garden City water system north of I-16 on Thursday morning.
City officials advise that all water used for drinking or cooking be boiled.
The water should be boiled for at least one minute after reaching a rolling boil.
Residents should continue to boil their water until further notified.
As an alternative, bottled water may be used.
Any restaurants in the impacted area will need to suspend operations unless they have a pre-approved emergency operation plan on file with the Chatham County Environmental Health Office.
This "precautionary boil water notice" will remain in effect until the water system is back to normal operations and bacteriological testing is completed.
Garden City officials plan to have an update on Dec. 14.