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Boil water advisory in effect in Fort Myers due to line break

A 42-inch water main on the east side of Fort Myers has prompted a boil water advisory for city residents.

Fort Myers, Punta Gorda issue boil water advisories Sunday

Two Southwest Florida communities— Fort Myers and Punta Gorda — issued boil water advisories Sunday both due to water main breaks.

Boil water alert for Treeline Avenue area in Fort Myers widens

A boil water notice issued Wednesday for an area around Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers has been expanded.The original notice included all residences & businesses in the vicinity of Treeline Ave, and Forum Blvd to Daniels Pkwy Including:Forum, Promenade East and West, The Colonnades, Cypress Legends, Colonial Country Club, Treeline Elementary, Pelican Preserve Botanica Lakes, Bridgetown, Marina Bay, Arborwood, Somerset At The Plantation, and Legacy Gateway.The expanded notice includes the Olympia point sub division, and the Sherwood subdivision, including the Publix shopping center on Lee Boulevard. The Lee County recycling center was also impacted and will be on the Boil Water notice as well.

Shiny, decorated, colorful water tankers park near a hydrant in Karachi, Pakistan.

For Karachi's Water Mafia, Stolen H2O Is A 'Lucrative Business'

In Pakistan's port city, gangs siphon off water from government pipes and resell it to residents. Surprisingly, the municipal water board is now partnering with the mafia to distribute it.

Precautionary Boil Water Notice issued in east Fort Myers area

Fort Myers City water customers are unaffected by a boil water notice issued Monday; Fort Myers residents who are Lee County Utilities customers must boil water

Map of areas under water boil order in Broward County.

Boil Water Advisories Issued In Broward, Palm Beach And Monroe Counties

Water boil orders have been issued for parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, and all of Monroe county. Water in Miami-Dade county is currently safe...

Pokey LaFarge Mines His Midwestern Roots, Finds 'Something In The Water'

The singer-songwriter brings his acoustic guitar to the Fresh Air studio to sing some new songs as well as some of his favorites from the 1920s and '30s. Originally broadcast April 27, 2015.

A water bottle is filled with sparkling water at a public fountain in a park in Paris. The city's mayor hopes the free bubbly water will help persuade residents to give up plastic bottles in favor of tap water.

To Burst The Bottle Bubble, Fountains In Paris Now Flow With Sparkling Water

France might be known for its bottled water (think Evian or Perrier). But in Paris, the mayor wants people to give up plastic bottles in favor of city tap water — with bubbles added for extra appeal.

Aquatic plants and debris are exposed by the falling water levels at the Kakhovka Reservoir. Researchers say that the draining of the reservoir by Russian forces are but one example of the war's effect on Ukraine's water supply.

A shrinking reservoir signals Ukraine and Russia are waging a dangerous water war

Russia is using a dam it controls to release water from Ukraine's massive Kakhovka Reservoir. It's one of dozens of cases where the war is limiting access to safe water.

Boil water notice issued for both sides of Orange River Boulevard

Boil water notice issued for both sides of Orange River Boulevard.

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