Boil water advisories can happen because of water main breaks, equipment outages or planned maintenance or expansion. But whatever the reason they’re in place, the intention is to make sure no one is drinking water out of the tap that might not be safe.
So here are the guidelines from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on boil water advisories, when it’s OK to use tap water and answers to other questions.
There’s a boil water advisory in my area; when is tap water OK to use, and when should I use bottled or boiled water?
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