Boil Water Alert

The City of Punta Gorda on Saturday lifted a Precautionary Boil Water Notice that was placed days earlier due to a low-pressure event in the distribution system.

The Island Water Association distribution crews were onsite Thursday for an emergency water main repair near the intersection of Wulfert Road and Sanibel Captiva Road.

Boil water notice issued for Punta Rassa area near Sanibel toll plaza.

A precautionary boil water issued communitywide Friday for Babcock Ranch has been rescinded.The community's Town & Country Utility Department issues boil water notices in cases where pressure in any part of the water distribution system has been reduced to zero, or a negative pressure, unless the zero pressure is due to an isolated water main break and the public water system can demonstrate that the integrity of the water system has been maintained.

A precautionary Boil Water Notice has been issued for the areas of Shannon Drive, Morningstar Drive and Caribbean Drive in Punta Gorda.

A boil water notice in the Port Charlotte Service Area and a similar advisory for an area in Fort Myers have now been lifted.

Repairs being made on a 24-inch water main on Treeline Avenue has prompted a boil water alert for several subdivisions.

A precautionary boil water notice has been lifted for the 312 addresses affected by a water line break in the vicinity of McGregor Boulevard and San Roberto Circle.A boil water alert was issued for that area after an outside contractor hit a 6” water line at about 3 p.m. Thursday. City officials said the leak was small, but the isolation process required impacted several neighborhoods in the vicinity of the break.

Lee County Utilities has rescinded a precautionary Boil Water Notice to an estimated 580 residences in South Fort Myers off Winkler Road.Bacterial testing has shown the drinking water is safe and residents may now resume usual use of their water without the need to boil it.

Lee County Utilities has issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice to an estimated 580 residences in South Fort Myers off Winkler Road.The situation was caused by a contractor who hit a water main in the area.Neighborhoods impacted include those along Winkler Road from Banyan Bay to Woodgate Drive.