UPDATE: The Indian River County Water Department has ended its boil water notice for nearly 130 county water customers after bacteria levels showed the water is now safe to drink.
Staff Report
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Dozens of county water customers are still under a boil water advisory after a water main broke Thursday. Water was shut off to nearly 130 customers for more than an hour Thursday afternoon so crews could repair the water main, officials said.
The break affected customers on 11th Place, 12th Street, 12th Avenue, 13th Avenue, 14th Avenue, 15th Avenue, and 16th Avenue. What caused the break was not immediately known.
The water department reminds the affected customers to bring their water a rolling boil for one minute before using it to drink, cook, make rice, brush their teeth or wash dishes. As an alternative to boiling, customers can use bottled water.
The department will send out an alert once they decide the water is safe without boiling. Officials will monitor the bacteriological levels in the water, a process that could take two days of lab testing.
Not sure if you’re affected? Only those customers at the following addresses should boil their water under this notice:
11th Place: 1141, 1610, 1620, 1621, 1630, 1631, 1640, 1641, 1650, 1651, 1660, 1661, 1670, 1671, 1680, 1681, 1690, 1691, 1701, 1711, 1721 & 1925
12th Street: 1070, 1074, 1080, 1084, 1085, 1089, 1090, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1099, 1105, 1125, 1145, 1151, 1157, 1163, 1169, 1175, 1181, 1187, 1193, 1201, 1625, 1635, 1805 & 1815, 1825 & 1890
12th Avenue: 1203, 1211, 1225, 1231, 1245, 1261, 1271, 1305, 1315, 1337, 1361 & 1375
13th Avenue: 1216, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1255, 1262, 1282, 1289, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1300, 1305, 1306, 1310, 1312, 1315, 1332, 1335, 1342, 1345, 1352, 1355, 1391 & 1398
14th Avenue: 1201, 1202, 1210, 1215, 1230, 1231, 1246, 1251, 1255, 1262, 1286, 1306, 1325, 1345, 1346, 1356, 1365, 1366, 1375, 1385 & 1386
15th Avenue: 1212, 1222, 1232, 1242, 1244, 1262, 1305, 1316, 1325, 1345, 1366, 1375, 1386 & 1395
16th Avenue: 1151, 1161 & 1171
If you have any questions or concerns, call:
Utility Operations Center: (772) 226-3400 Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
South County Water Plant: (772) 770-5068 After hours & Weekends
