What is a boil water alert?
If a boil water alert is issued in a community, it means the PWS has discovered one or more microbiological contaminants at levels exceeding those allowed by US EPA. The boil water alert is a temporary advisory to protect public health. The PWS must take appropriate corrective action, continue to monitor its water supply, and notify customers when it has remedied the problem. The PWS should be able to provide more details, or consumers can check the US EPA fact sheets on contaminants.
