A problem at the prison water tank has knocked out water pressure across parts of McRae-Helena, forcing residents to boil all drinking water until further notice.

What’s Happening: The City of McRae-Helena issued a boil water notice after the prison water tank malfunction caused pressure to drop to dangerously low levels across the water system.

What’s Important: Anyone who experienced water outages or low water pressure needs to boil all water for at least one minute after it reaches a rolling boil before using it for drinking, cooking or preparing baby food. The low pressure creates a risk of contaminated water flowing back into the system.

What You Need to Do: Bring water to a rolling boil and keep it boiling for at least one minute before using it. Continue boiling your water

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