DUNNELLON, FL (352today.com) – UPDATE, DEC. 22: Marion County Utilities (MCU) has lifted the planned precautionary boil water notice for customers within the Rainbow Lakes Estates community.
The utility says the required bacteriological surveys have come back satisfactory.
MCU crews installed 1,370 linear feet of new pipe. That planned construction prompted a precautionary boil water order because the work required a brief shutdown of the facility serving customers in Rainbow Lakes Estates.
ORIGINAL STORY, DEC. 18: Marion County Utilities (MCU) says it will be replacing pipe serving residents of Rainbow Lakes Estates in Dunnellon. That work is prompting a precautionary boil water notice for people who live there starting Tuesday, Dec. 19.
MCU says customers within the Rainbow Lakes Estates community are advised to bring water intended for consumption to a rapid boil for at least one minute until the precautionary notice is lifted. As an alternative, bottled water may be used for these purposes, which include drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth.
The utility says water used for laundry, bathing and showering does not need to be boiled.MCU will test the water once the pipe replacement work is complete and will advise the impacted customers when the boil water notice is lifted.