A boil water advisory for parts of Atlanta and several metro area cities has been lifted, The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) announced on Tuesday.
The advisory, which had been in place since Sunday, was designated for residents and business owners in parts of the City of Atlanta from Martin L. King, Jr. Dr., south of I-20, to the Cities of Fairburn, South Fulton, Chattahoochee Hills, Palmetto and Union City.
“Sampling has confirmed there was no contamination of the public water system,” said the Tuesday afternoon release announcing the end of the advisory. “The City’s drinking water meets or exceeds standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as required by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.”
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