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    Boil Water Advisory
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    Boil Water Advisory

    Under a boil water advisory? Boil tap water for 1 minute to kill germs and make it safe to drink.

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    Store Water Safely (Twitter)

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    Private Well Flooding

    Did your private well flood? Contact your health department for advice on disinfecting and testing your water.

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    Page last reviewed: October 31, 2019
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
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