The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has issued a boil water advisory following a failure at the Adamsville Pumping Station.
There was a widespread outage on Sunay for water customers in parts of the City of Atlanta from Martin L. King, Jr. Dr., south of I-20, to the City of Fairburn, the City of South Fulton, Chattahoochee Hills, Palmetto, and Union City.
As a result, there may be low or no water pressure in the affected area. The boil water advisory will remain in place until DWM is cleared to lift the advisory following sampling protocols.
All customers who experienced an outage or low pressure are advised to boil all water before using or using bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food, or brushing teeth.
The water should be boiled for one minute past a rolling boil. Infants, the elderly, and those with immune deficiencies should be particularly cautious. Do not drink water from public water fountains in the impacted area.
Vigorous hand washing or showers with soap and tap water should be safe for basic personal hygiene. However, use boiled (then cooled) water and handwashing soap if washing hands to prepare food.
