The city of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities sent notices to residents north of Interstate 80, south of Main Avenue, east of Pell Drive and west of Norwood Avenue cautioning them not to consume tap water until further notice.
Letter sent to residents about the unsafe water alert.
But out of an abundance of caution, we’re asking people not to drink in meantime while we figure it out,” Tucker said.
The city has delivered 5,000 cases of water bottles to area schools and will send at least 2,000 more to Robla Park for nearby residents, Tucker said.
Boiling, freezing, adding disinfectants and other household treatments will not make the water safe, according to the notice. An update is expected to be released at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Tucker said.
Map of the affected area.
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