Boil water advisory still in effect for some Atlanta neighborhoods – WSB-TV Channel 2

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Everyone in the downtown area remains under a boil water advisory due to this massive water main break.

Although most neighbors and businesses in the area didn’t lose water, they admit they didn’t boil it either. But the water coming out of the ground is likely the same water that people in the area have used over the past three days.

Officials with Atlanta Watershed Management announced Sunday afternoon that the initial boil water advisory issued Friday, affecting the areas of DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton, was still in effect.

“Every time we turn the water on, we don’t know what we’re going to get,” said Raymond Lloyd, a neighbor.

No matter if you have water or have your water restored, you need to boil your water for safe drinking and cooking.

“There are people who think the water is safe and others who fall under the advisory,” Lloyd said.

“We’re here at ground zero and we have water,” said Joseph Jones, another neighbor.

But some downtown residents, like Jones, who have a front-row seat to the conditions at 11th Street and W. Peachtree, admit they haven’t taken action because of confusion and lack of information.

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While some businesses, like a nearby nail salon, say they are taking action, others admit to Channel 2 Action News that is not the case.

“Some are open, some are closed, there are food safety concerns,” Lloyd said.

Meanwhile, as the floodwaters continue and the hole continues to grow, there is also a need for more health and safety guidance from government officials.

“I just wish we were more informed,” Jones said.

For those of you who boil water at home, you need to boil it for one minute and that is if you plan to use it for any type of consumption: drinking, eating, brushing your teeth.

You don’t necessarily have to boil the water you wash your hands with or shower with, as long as you use a generous amount of soap.

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