Water main break, no service in East Palatka as boil water notice in effect

PALATKA, Fla. — UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: A precautionary boil water notice is in effect for residents of East Putnam Regional Water System.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said that as a result of the loss of pressure from the water main break, residents are asked to boil their water once service is returned.

All water used for drinking or cooking should be boiled. Residents are being asked to bring that water to a rolling boil for one minute.

“This ‘precautionary boil water notice’ will remain in effect until the problem has been corrected and bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink,” the PCSO said.

If residents have questions you are asked to contact 386-326-7289.

ORIGINAL STORY: A main water line break has interrupted service for anyone in East Palatka.

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On Monday, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office alerted the issue just after 3:20 p.m..

“A main waterline has broke causing an outage for anyone on the East Palatka water station,” PCSO said. “At this time crews are working to repair the pipe and restore service.”

The county has said that once the pipe is repaired a boil notice will take place for those affected.

Updates will follow as we receive more information.

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