D.C. and Arlington County, Virginia, issued a boil water advisory late Wednesday night that essentially affects the entirety of both jurisdictions.
D.C. Water said that all tap water was affected by the precautionary boil water advisory after 9 p.m. Wednesday, and customers should get rid of any beverages or ice made since then.
“This advisory will remain in place until follow-up testing confirms the water is safe to drink,” D.C. Water said, and the same message applies to those in Arlington.
Only a small portion of Arlington called the Willston Pressure Zone, which borders Fairfax County near the intersection of McKinley Road and Wilson Boulevard, has not been impacted by the advisory.
The Arlington County government said, “Higher levels of turbidity have been observed in water held at the Aqueduct, which is sourced from the Potomac River and also serves the District of Columbia. Customers may notice their water looks cloudy or hazy.”
The high levels of turbidity — the amount of visible particles in tap water — can impact “the effectiveness of the water treatment process,” the county wrote in a statement.
