A water line break in LaBelle Monday forced service to be shut down to the entire city for hours.
The main break at the corner of Bridge Street and Park Avenue was repaired and water service restored by Tuesday morning.
City officials said it may take some time to refill the lines and asked residents and businesses for patience.
Thanks were expressed to repair crews from Port LaBelle Utilities, Hendry County, FDOT and city staff.
The boil advisory means that any water used for drinking or cooking should be brought to a rolling boil for 1 minute prior to consumption for at least the next 48 hours or until told otherwise. This alert does not affect residents of Port LaBelle.
The break also forced city schools and a number of offices to close Monday. Schools were open Tuesday but parents were asked to send children to school with a full water bottle that they can use throughout the day.
City officials said that repair crews had to expose more than one pipe under the road taking the repair longer than was expected.
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