Sun 'n Lake issues boil water notice

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: September 09, 2010
Updated: September 09, 2010 - 11:15 AM

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The Sun 'n Lake Improvement District has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the area of Aledo to Edgewater and Matanzas Drive.

Under a precautionary boil water notice, water used for consumption can be disinfected by any one of the following methods:

•Bringing the water to a rolling boil and holding it there for one minute.

•Using a disinfecting chemical. If you cannot boil water, put eight drops of common household bleach which is about 1/8th teaspoon, into one gallon of tap water, then shake it, and allow it to stand for 30 minutes before drinking. If the water is cloudy, use 16 drops, about 1/4 teaspoon of bleach instead of 8, shake it, and let it stand for 30 minutes. There should be a slight chlorine odor. Use common household bleach that has 5 to 6 percent active ingredients.

•Using water purification tablets or iodine.

Call 382-2196 for more information.