LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Health Services has issued a boil water advisory for all residents drawing water directly from the southern half of Clear Lake using private intakes due to a sewage overflow incident on Burns Valley Road in Clearlake.
The boil water advisory is in effect until further notice.
Residents should:
• Fill a pot with water.
• Heat the water until bubbles come quickly from the bottom of the pot to the top.
• Keep heating the water for one more minute.
• Turn off the heat source and let the water cool.
• Pour water into a clean, sanitized container for storage.
Use bottled water or boiled water that has cooled for:
• Drinking.
• Brushing teeth.
• Washing fruits and vegetables.
• Preparing food and baby formula.
• Making ice.
• Giving to pets.
The advisory is in effect until Lake County Health Services and assisting agencies are
confident there is no longer a public health concern.
The agency will provide an update after ongoing assessments are completed. Residents will be notified immediately when the advisory is lifted.
Test results are pending and may indicate the presence of raw sewage in the water around the city of Clearlake.
At this time it is advised not to recreate in the areas of Clear Lake around the city of Clearlake.
Lake County Health Services is working with assisting local agencies to further contain this incident. To correct the problem, multiple containment experts and large sewer pump trucks are being utilized.
The duration of this advisory cannot be estimated at this time, officials said.
No illnesses related to the community’s drinking water have been reported.
If you are concerned about your health or your family, call your health care provider or the Lake County Services Public Health Division at 707-263-1090 or the Environmental Health Division at 707-263-1164.
Fecal coliforms and E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes.
Microbes in these wastes can cause short-term effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms.
They may pose a special health risk to infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. These symptoms are caused by many illnesses unrelated to drinking water.
Residents at increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care provider.
Please share this information with all the other people who draw their water directly from Clear Lake by private intake, especially those who may not have received this notice directly.
For more information, call Lake County Health Services at 707-263-1090 or 707-263-1164.
General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
Sewage overflow incident leads to boil water advisory
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