What To Do After A Boil Water Advisory
If WSSC Water issues a boil water advisory, there are safety steps you need to follow while the advisory's in effect and after it ends.
If WSSC Water issues a boil water advisory, there are safety steps you need to follow while the advisory's in effect and after it ends.
WSSC Water asks customers who were under the Boil Water Advisory to take a few precautions.
Customers and businesses should also dispose of any ice made since the precautionary Boil Water Advisory. The next three batches of ice should also be thrown out. Ice maker containers should be wiped clean with a solution of two tablespoons bleach to one gallon of water.
If you still experience problems after performing the above procedures, or if you have any questions, please contact our Emergency Call Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 301-206-4002, 1-800-828-6439 or TTY 301-206-8345.