What is a boil order? Why is my area under one?
Boil water advisories and boil water orders are public announcements advising the public that they should boil their tap water for drinking and for other household uses. They are preventative measures issued to protect public health from waterborne infectious agents that could be or are known to be present in drinking water. Usually, they are a result of broken water lines or equipment replacement work and typically go into effect only for the downstream customers.
