UNDER A BOIL ORDER?Here’s what to do:Fill a pot with water and heat until it reaches a rolling boil.Let boil for one minuteTurn off the heat source and let water cool before putting it in a storage container.Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Residents in Copperhill, Tenn., and McCaysville, Ga., have been asked to conserve water.Residents in Copperhill, Tenn., and McCaysville, Ga., have been asked to conserve water because of equipment problems, heavy rains and a muddy Toccoa River.
Copperhill residents have additionally been asked to boil any water they use for drinking and cooking, according to City Clerk Amber Bledsoe.
“McCaysville, Ga., is where we get our water from. They’re having issues at their plant and we’re unable to get water from them,” Bledsoe said Tuesday.
For the time being, Copperhill residents must use what the city has stored.