Boil water notice lifted for St. Petersburg

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The precautionary boil water notice issued by St. Petersburg on Oct. 10 has been lifted.

All required testing showed the water meets quality standards.

Residents and businesses in St. Petersburg, Lealman, and South Pasadena can now resume normal water usage.

St. Petersburg issued the precautionary boil water notice when the water distribution system pressure fell below the required regulatory level.

After thorough testing, results confirm that the water in those areas now meets all safety and quality standards.

Water pressure fell due to more than 300 water main breaks from Hurricane Milton.

The boil water notice is still in effect for the City of Gulfport. Residents and businesses of Gulfport should follow instructions from the Gulfport water utilities.  

TO RESUME NORMAL WATER USE: The Florida Department of Health recommends allowing the water to run for five minutes at each tap to flush the lines with safe water.

Remember to include flushing misters, drinking fountains, ice makers (discard the first binful), soda machines, etc.