City of Augusta website updating residents on ‘boil or no-boil’ status by street

Update, October 1st, 10:23 p.m. – Do you still need to boil your water? The City of Augusta has put a live spreadsheet that updates as staff makes edits.

Refresh the page periodically to see the latest updates. Each street will show a Water Status of ‘Boil’ or ‘No-Boil’.

Click here to take a look at your street.

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UPDATE: The City of Augusta is issuing a boil water advisory for all of Augusta Richmond-County following systemwide low pressure reports from impacts caused by Hurricane Helene.

Augusta Utilities Director Wes Byne joined Mayor Garnett Johnson and Augusta Fire Chief Antonio Burden to deliver the update Monday evening.

According to the city, this advisory was put in place out of an abundance of caution. The Augusta Utilities Department said “the potential for a health hazard may exist due to microbial contamination in these areas without positive pressure.”

Residents are advised to boil tap water before using it to drink, brush teeth, washing food, cooking, preparing baby formula, making ice and drinking water for pets. Authorities say the water can be used to bathe, wash dishes and do laundry, but people should not the water get in their mouths.

The advisory is in effect until the utilities department has confirmed there is no longer a public health concern.

Pre-packaged bottled water is available at the following locations:

• Municipal Building- 535 Telfair St, Augusta, GA 30901
• Southgate Plaza- 1631 Gordon Hwy, Augusta, GA 30906
• Diamond Lakes- 4335 Windsor Spring Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815

Potable water is available at the following locations where residents can fill containers
such as coolers, jugs or any suitable water containers.

• Diamond Lakes- 4335 Windsor Spring Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815
• Blythe Recreation Center- 3129 Georgia Highway 88, Blythe, GA 30805
• Warren Baptist Aquatic Center – 3203 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30907
• Southgate Plaza – 1631 Gordon Hwy, Augusta, GA 30906
• The Depot – 716 Broad St, Augusta, GA 30901

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The City of Augusta will be hosting a press conference Monday at 6:30 p.m. to provide an “important update on post-storm recovery efforts” following Hurricane Helene for Augusta – Richmond County.

The press conference is being held in front of 452 Walker Street in Augusta.

Monday night’s press conference comes as the city of Augusta announced a water outage was expected to affect all of Augusta-Richmond County on Sunday.

This is a developing story. Count on WJBF NewsChannel 6 for more information as it becomes available.

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