UPDATE: Boil water advisory issued for part of Garden City following outage

UPDATE 10:02 a.m.: A boil water advisory has been issued as a precautionary measure for Garden City residents bounded by Dean Forest Rd., Augusta Rd., U.S. Highway 80 east of the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard and Main St. (Hwy.
Officials say a temporary loss of water pressure was experienced due to an equipment malfunction in the Garden City water system north of Interstate 16.
Officials say the boil water advisory will remain in effect until the water system resumes normal operations and bacteriological testing is complete.
—– UPDATE 8:46 a.m. Garden City officials say crews have been working to restore service for the past two hours and that the system is coming back online to affected areas.
Officials still have not said what the problem is in Garden City.
—– The city of Garden City says they are currently experiencing a water outage.
Officials said Thursday morning that areas of Garden City are without water and that crews are currently working to resolve the issue.
Meantime, residents in part of Rincon also woke up to dry faucets.
Customers of Water Utility Management said that there was an electrical issue at the well site which affected residents in the Paddleford neighborhood of Rincon off Goshen Road.
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