NEWS RELEASE

Atlanta – The City of Atlanta is lifting the boil water advisory throughout most of the advisory area, with the exception of the Hutcheson Ferry Road zone:

• Selborne Way

• Selborne Lane

• Augusta Lane

• Gainey Lane

• Rockhill Drive

• Atlanta Newnan Road

• Serenbe Lane

• Middleton Way

The boundaries of the isolated area still under a boil water advisory can also be viewed HERE.

The Department of Watershed Management will continue to follow its flushing protocols for the system as a precaution and will process samples for the remaining zone to affirm the distribution system water quality has not been compromised. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has been contacted and will be consulted to lift the boil water advisory when samples are returned.

Loss of power at the Adamsville Pump Station last evening triggered a temporary loss of pressure in a portion of the drinking water system serving areas of southwest Atlanta, the Cities of South Fulton, Union City and Fairburn. The system and water pressure were restored to normal operations within approximately 70 minutes.

Samples taken throughout the affected area confirmed no system-wide contamination of the public drinking water system. However, out of an abundance of caution, the isolated advisory area remains under a boil water advisory until final testing is completed. These results are expected to be available by the morning of Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

Official updates will continue to be provided to public safety officials and posted on www.atlantaga.gov and on www.atlantawatershed.org as they occur.

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