SURGOINSVILLE, TN (WJHL) – The Surgoinsville Utility District is asking residents to take precaution as it has reason to believe a water supply may be contaminated.
Officials say, earlier today, Hill Tank went empty and now they believe water distribution to some customers may be contaminated.
The utility district says, until further notice, water customers who have experienced water outages and very low pressure — particularly residents in the middle of town — are advised to boil water before using it to drink or prepare food.
Officials say outages have been reported on the higher elevations of Ridge Street and in the higher elevations that serve South Zion Hill Road.
The water should then be heated to a vigorous boil, and the rolling boil should be maintained for at least one minute to ensure disinfection.
The town utility says it is trying to find the cause of the issue and will purchase water to try to fill the tank.
It expects the boil water alert to be in effect throughout the week.
But they say, it could be longer depending on sample results.
News Channel 11 is tracking this story.
We’ll have a full report beginning on the news at 5:00 p.m.