CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A boil water advisory that affected a large portion of Charlotte has been lifted. City leaders issued the advisory Monday evening after a water main break caused residents to experience a loss or drop in water pressure.
All Charlotte residents living or working in the impacted areas were advised to boil any water used for human consumption, which included drinking, brushing teeth, washing dishes and making ice.
Just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Charlotte Water tweeted that test results met all quality water standards, lifting the advisory.
"Charlotte Water customers can use drinking water as normal," Charlotte Water tweeted.
Charlotte Water said Tuesday it monitors drinking water from more than 300 water quality stations across the city and was taking samples from each for laboratory testing.
Officials say hydrants across the impacted areas were also flushed. Any resident who continues to experience cloudy or discolored water is asked to run cold water for 10-15 minutes to clear their lines. If the discoloration continues, call 311 or 704-336-7600.
The water main break happened off Remount Road near West Boulevard around 5 p.m. Monday, but impacted multiple zipcodes. Many areas experienced low to no pressure Monday evening.
"Charlotte Water is advising residents who experienced low to no water pressure to adhere to an advisory for the next 48 hours as a precautionary measure," Charlotte Water leaders tweeted Monday night, along with a map of areas advised to boil water until further notice.
Customers who were affected by low or no water pressure were advised to boil water used for human consuption vigorously for one minute.
The following Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were also impacted by the water issues:
- Thomasboro
- Harding
- Turning Point (Pawtucket)
- Rama Road
- Garinger
- Community House
- Cotswold
- First Ward
- University Park Creative Arts
- Phillip O. Berry
- Tuckaseegee
- West Meck
- Northwest School of the Arts
- Elizabeth Lane Elementary
- JM Robinson
"CMS schools with low to no water pressure have been identified and all impacted schools will receive alternative food services and bottled water today for students," CMS said in an earlier note sent to parents. "Learning and teaching will continue uninterrupted."
Valves were closed to isolate the water main break Monday evening and the break has since been repaired. City leaders said they'll continue testing water samples for several days.
"If you did not experience a loss of pressure or water, your water is safe to drink," Charlotte Water said. "Customers who experienced a loss of water should boil water used for human consumption."