Boil Water Notice lifted in the City of Martinsville

UPDATE 6/24 10:33 A.M., MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR)– Officials with the City of Martinsville report the Boil Water Notice has been lifted after testing was completed over the weekend.

Sampling was performed on Saturday and Sunday which resulted in all distribution samples testing negative for the detection of bacteria in the water. Due to this, the problem has been corrected and officials say it is no longer necessary to boil any drinking or cooking water.

Officials apologize for any inconvenience this situation has caused and thank residents for their patience.

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UPDATE 12:27 P.M. MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — The City of Martinsville says crews repaired the lines causing the water outage early Saturday morning.

Water pressure should be back to normal, however, the city is still asking residents to boil water until testing can be done on Monday.

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UPDATE 7:47 P.M. MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR)– As a result of the current city-wide water outage, Martinsville residents have been issued a boil water notice by The Virginia Department of Health and Martinsville Water System.

Health officials are advising residents to use bottled tap water or boil water before drinking and cooking purposes out of precaution until further notice. Drinking unboiled water can result in stomach or intestinal illness.

Residents are recommended to let the water boil for one minute and let it cool before using.

Alternative methods if you cannot boil tap water include:

• Using liquid household bleach to disinfect water. Public health officials say bleach products should be recently purchased, free of additives and scents, and should contain a hypochlorite solution of at least 5.25 %. Add 8 drops of bleach (or 1/4 teaspoon) to each gallon of water and stir. Let the water stand for at least 30 minutes before us.

• Water purification tablets may also be used by following the manufacturer’s instructions

There are no available updates on the investigation into the water outage by the City of Martinsville.

WFXR News will update this story as further information is released.

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR)– Martinsville Utilities reports the City of Martinsville is currently facing a city-wide water outage affecting all residents.

City officials say crews have been dispatched and are investigating the cause of the outage and hope to restore water services as quickly as possible.

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WFXR News will update this story as further information is released.

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