Fayetteville PWC issues boil water advisory

Due to a water main break, water customers are experiencing intermittent low pressure and outages throughout PWC’s distribution system. Intermittent low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the risk of bacteria entering the water system. As a precautionary measure, customers are advised to boil all water used for human consumption. Bring the water to a boil, let it simmer for a minute and let it cool before using.

Vigorous boiling for one minute should kill any pathogens present in the water. Alternatively, customers may use bottled water. Until further notice, boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation. The outage affects customers in the high pressure zone of the distribution system in the attached graphic. Customers in Stedman, Spring Lake and Fort Liberty are not affected by this outage and boil advisory.

Crews have responded, temporary repairs have been completed and pressure is again increasing. PWC will update clients as soon as further details are available.

PWC is urging water customers to conserve as much water as possible in the event of further outages. This system pressure alert will remain in effect until another notification is issued. Once water pressure is restored and conditions return to normal, we will notify you when the system pressure alert is lifted.