Boil water advisory Coverage

Eastover residents asked to boil water due to issues with main water line

"As a precaution and until additional testing can confirm the abscence of coliform bacteria, you are advised to boil all water used for human consumption or use bottled water," the district said on its website.

WRAL staff

Water service to be shut off in Bunn due to water main break

"Due to this incident all residences within the City of Bunn or services by the town water system will lose water service for approximately 3 hours," the town said on its website.

WRAL staff

Boil advisory lifted in Bunn after water main break

A water main break in Bunn has been restored, and a boil advisory has been lifted.

WRAL staff

Schools closed in Tarboro, under boil water advisory due to major leak

A boil water advisory is in place in Tarboro and schools are closed Friday after a major water leak.

Cumberland County boil water advisory in effect for Southpoint Water System

Cumberland County Public Utilities has issued a boil water advisory for customers of the Southpoint Water System following a water main break on Wednesday. The advisory is in effect until further notice.

Boil advisory lifted in Mount Olive after town's water shut off

A boil advisory was lifted Tuesday, two days after the town of Mount Olive shut off its water Sunday night.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Water turned off in Mount Olive as water main leak repaired

While the water will return Monday morning, residents will be under a boil water advisory until Tuesday.

Lee County residents asked to boil water, schools, businesses closed.

People are asked to conserve water as much as possible. Water will be tested after repairs are made to the line break.

Thousands deal with low water pressure and boil water advisory in Selma

The advisory is in place for 24 hours. The Selma mayor said the repairs were quicker than expected.

Boil water advisory for Selma ends two days after water main break

The town of Selma lifted its boil water advisory after a water main broke Monday.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Aqua customers told to boil water

Hundreds of Raleigh households who get their water from Aqua North Carolina saw dry spigots for hours on Christmas Day.

N. Raleigh Aqua customers without water for hours on Christmas Day

Residents of the Stonehenge, Wildwood Green and Stillwater Landing communities took to social media to complain after failing to get through to Acqua via phone or email.

Mark Boyle, WRAL anchor/reporter

As power begins to return, many Texans are now without drinking water

The power crisis spurred by the massive winter storm hobbling Texas has also become a water crisis, with hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses dealing with burst pipes or ordered to boil water, as water utilities suffer from frozen wells and treatment plants run on backup power.

James Dobbins and Richard Fausset, New York Times

Boil water advisory issued for Town of Smithfield, surrounding areas

Johnston County Public Utilities released a boil water advisory for customers in the Buffalo Water District, including the Town of Smithfield and Western Brogden Water District.

Boil water advisory for parts of Dunn

Dunn Public Utilities have issued a boil water advisory due a water main break allowing potential for bacteria in the water.

Some in Clayton without water after main break

Johnston County urged water customers to boil their water Saturday after a main break along NC Highway 42.

Boil water advisory lifted for most Johnston County residents after water main break

Johnston County officials said Sunday that a boil water advisory issued Saturday has been rescinded for most customers although the advisory remains in effect for a small swath of people who live along NC Highway 42 West.

Boil water advisory lifted for Nashville

The Town of Nashville was under a boil water advisory after bacteria was found in water samples collected by local officials.

Boil water order lifted for most OWASA customers

Most customers of Orange Water and Sewer Authority got word Tuesday afternoon that their water was again safe to drink.

Water main break linked to service disruptions, cancellations

A water main break in Carrboro has caused widespread misery for businesses and residents there and in Chapel Hill.

Carrboro water main break cancels classes, disrupts UNC hospitals

A major water main break in Carrboro caused the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to cancel classes Monday and forced UNC Hospitals to reroute trauma patients and take other measures.

Sarah Krueger and Emmy Victor, WRAL reporters

Boil water alert, meant for a few, goes to thousands of Raleigh customers

The City of Raleigh seriously over-warned Wednesday afternoon when it sent automated text and voicemail messages to 80,000 customers of the city's utilities.

Deborah Strange, Digital journalist