DALLAS, N.C. — Officials are advising people in the town of Dallas to boil their water after a treatment failure was detected.
Officials with public works said the treatment technique failure was detected in samples collected from the water system serving the town.
They recommend customers boil their water before any use, including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation.
Officials said boiling for one minute should kill any disease-causing organisms that may be in the water.
They’re advising people to continue boiling their water until more testing can confirm the treatment technique has been fixed.
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