WHAT TO DO DURING A BOIL WATER ADVISORY
****USE BOTTLED OR BOILED WATER FOR DRINKING & COOKING****
DO NOT DRINK OR COOK WITH WATER BEFORE BOILING
* BOIL WATER--HEAT WATER TO ROLLING BOIL, LET BOIL FOR 5 MINUTES.
ONCE WATER BOILS FOR 5 MINUTES REMOVE FROM HEAT SOURCE AND LET COOL. POUR THE WATER INTO A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A COVER FOR STORAGE.
* HANDWASHING--SCRUB YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND TAP WATER FOR AT
LEAST 20 SECONDS. THEN, RINSE THEM WELL UNDER RUNNING WATER. IF SOAP
AND WATER ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USE AN ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER
THAT CONTAINS AT LEAST 60% ALCOHOL.
* BRUSHING TEETH--BRUSH TEETH WITH BOILED OR BOTTLED WATER. DO NOT
USE TAP WATER THAT YOU HAVE NOT BOILED FIRST.
* BATHING AND SHOWERING--BE CAREFUL NOT TO SWALLOW ANY WATER WHEN
BATHING OR SHOWERING. USE CAUTION WHEN BATHING BABIES AND YOUNG
CHILDREN. CONSIDER GIVING THEM A SPONGE BATH TO REDUCE THE CHANCE
OF THEM SWALLOWING WATER.
* WASHING DISHES--IF POSSIBLE, USE DISPOSABLE PLATES, CUPS, AND
UTENSILS DURING A BOILED WATER ADVISORY. HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHERS
ARE GENERALLY SAFE TO USE IF: THE WATER REACHES A FINAL RINSE
TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 150 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR THE DISHWASHER
HAS A SANITIZING CYCLE. TO WASH DISHES BY HAND: WASH AND RINSE THE
DISHES AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD USING HOT WATER. IN A SEPARATE BASIN,
ADD 1 TEASPOON OF UNSCENTED HOUSEHOLD LIQUID BLEACH FOR EACH
GALLON OF WARM WATER. SOAK THE RINSED DISHES IN THE WATER FOR AT
LEAST ONE MINUTE. LET THE DISHES AIR DRY COMPLETELY BEFORE USING.
* LAUNDRY--IT IS SAFE TO WASH CLOTHES AS USUAL
* CARING FOR PETS--GIVE PETS BOTTLED WATER OR BOILED WATER THAT HAS
COOLED.
* ICE--DO NOT USE ICE FROM ICE TRAYS, ICE DISPENSERS, OR ICE MAKERS.
THROW OUT ALL ICE MADE WITH TAP WATER. MAKE NEW ICE WITH BOILED OR
BOTTLED WATER.
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