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UPDATE: Port St. Joe Boil Water Notice Rescinded

The Precautionary Boiled Water Notice issued August 20, 2012 is hereby rescinded following the satisfactory completion of the Bacteriological survey showing the water is safe to drink.

If you have any questions you may contact Larry McClamma at the Water Dept. at 229-6395 or John Grantland at the City of Port St. Joe Public Works Office at 229-8247.

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All water customers in the City of Port St. Joe, including Oak Grove, are under a boil water notice.

The city's "Code Red" Alert system notified 2,232 customers by phone call, email and text of the notice.

Due to an accidental loss of pressure in a water line that supplies your drinking water, there is a concern for possible contamination.  Therefore, as a precaution, we advise that all water used for drinking or cooking be boiled.  A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient.  As an alternative bottled water may used for these purposes.

When the main has been repaired and flushed.  A bacteriological sample of the water will be collected and sent to the laboratory.  This precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until the bacteriological sample shows the water is safe to drink.

If you have any questions you may contact Larry McClamma at the Water Department Office at 229-1421 or John Grantland at the City of Port St. Joe Public Works Office at 229-8247.

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Information provided by the City of Port St. Joe