Boil Water Notice Issued for Newport, VT Water System

The city of Newport has issued a boil water notice in effect for users of the City Of Newport, VT water system. Do not drink the water without boiling it first. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute then cool before using. Boiled water or bottled water should be used for all drinking, making ice, food preparation, brushing teeth or washing dishes until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. The boil water notice will be in effect until the water system maintanence or repair is complete and to demomstrate that the quality and quantity of water meets state and federal drinking water standards. We will inform you when the system maintainence or repair has been completed and test show no bacteria in the drinking water. For more information you can contact Thomas Bernier at 334-2124 or Jason Herman at 334-8886. The repair is expected to last no more than 72 hours.