Boil Water Advisory

Public Notification 

BOIL WATER ADVISORY 

For all water service on Main St, Madison St, and Oak St SOUTH of Sunset/Old Hwy 72 East

Secondary streets between them: Prince St, E North Ave, E South Ave, Georgia Ave, Willow St, Forest Rd

The City of Comer is issuing this advisory due to repair of a water main leak which may be disrupting your water supply or causing water pressure in parts of the  water system to drop to very low levels. The advisory is being issued out of an abundance of caution – there  is the potential a health hazard may exist due to microbial contamination in these areas without positive  pressure. 

In order to protect the public from a potential health hazard, customers that have experienced water outages  and/or low water pressures are advised to use only boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking, cooking,  or preparing food. To properly boil tap water for use, customers should: 

Heat water until bubbles come quickly from the bottom of the container; 

Continue heating the water for one minute once it begins to boil; 

Remove the water from the heat source and allow to cool before use. 

During a Boil Water Advisory, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that boiled tap water  or bottled water be used for following: 

Drinking 

Brushing teeth 

Washing food and preparing food and baby formula 

Making ice 

Drinking water for pets 

Other activities such as cloth washing, dish washing and other uses can be done without boiling tap water,  if done properly. The complete CDC guidance can be found at this website:  

https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/drinking/drinking-water-advisories/boil-water advisory.html 

The advisory is in effect until the City of Comer has done the appropriate testing to be  confident that there is no longer a public health concern. Customers will be notified immediately when the  Advisory is lifted. Once the Advisory is lifted you should flush all faucets for a minimum of two minutes  before using for drinking or food preparation. 

Please direct questions to City Hall at (706) 783-4552, or email cityhall@cityofcomer.com