Boil water advisory lifted for South Fulton, Union City, Fairburn

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: The boil water advisory was lifted Wednesday morning.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Some people living in the south metro area are being asked to boil their water today.

The Department of Watershed Management issued a boil water advisory late Monday night "out of an abundance of caution" after a loss of power at the Adamsville Pump Station.

The advisory impacts areas in the City of South Fulton, Union City and the City of Fairburn as well as a portion of southwest Atlanta along Cascade Road SW and Benjamin E Mays Dr. SW between Avon Avenue SW and Fairburn Rd SW.

[MAP: Areas under the boil water advisory]

All residents and property owners that have experienced water outages and/or low water pressures are asked to boil all water prior to use, or use bottled water, for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing teeth.

TRENDING STORIES:

Water should be boiled for one minute past a rolling boil. Infants, the elderly and those with immune deficiencies should be particularly cautious.

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