VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Department of Public Utilities has issued a boil water notice Wednesday night for some residents living in the Thoroughgood neighborhood.
Virginia Beach public utilities crews spent most of the day Wednesday and Thursday repairing a water main break. The work placed neighbors like Tim Caudle under a boil advisory.
“Just boiling water as much as we can trying to make sure the kids are safe, we are safe," Caudle told 13News Now.
He’s one of 18 homeowners under the warning on Newgate Court, Hermitage Road, or Maycraft Road.
Now, a sample of the neighborhood’s water is undergoing tests inside the public utilities lab. Virginia Beach Public Utilities Operations Administrator James Cherry said the first test is run immediately after the leak, and the second sample is taken 16 to 24 hours later.
Cherry explained that until they get the all-clear, impacted homeowners should boil their water for at least one minute.
“These are really precautionary measures we take and we just want to make sure it meets all state and federal regulations," Cherry said.
The notice is expected to remain in effect until at least 9 p.m. on September 15, the city said. It applies to the following addresses:
- 1601 Maycraft Road
- 4704 Hermitage Road
- 4705 Hermitage Road
- 4708 Hermitage Road
- 4709 Hermitage Road
- 4712 Hermitage Road
- 4716 Hermitage Road
- 4720 Hermitage Road
- 4724 Hermitage Road
- 4733 Hermitage Road
- 4737 Hermitage Road
- 4741 Hermitage Road
- 4745 Hermitage Road
- 4749 Hermitage Road
- 4753 Hermitage Road
- 4717 Newgate Court
- 4721 Newgate Court
- 4725 Newgate Court
After 24 hours of water sample testing, the department will issue an update. All water samples have to meet state and federal drinking water standards before the notice can be lifted.
Once water is restored, people should flush all cold-water faucets for two to three minutes, the city said. The water should be brought to a boil for about a minute before drinking it - that will help destroy bacteria that may have contaminated the water.
For residents with automatic icemakers in their freezer, they should discard all ice cubes and turn off the icemaker until the boil water notice is lifted.