Boil water advisory issued for multiple metro Atlanta cities | What we know

ATLANTA — A boil water advisory was issued for multiple cities across metro Atlanta on Sunday night, officials said. 

The Department of Watershed Management issued the boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with Georgia EPD guidance. 

Click here to see an interactive map with the clearly-defined advisory zone

According to officials, a failure at the Adamsville Pumping Station has caused a widespread water outage for customers in parts of the City of Atlanta from Martin L. King Jr. Dr., south of I-20, to the City of Fairburn, the City of South Fulton, Chattahoochee Hills, Palmetto and Union City. 

Officials said that, as a result, there may be low or no water pressure in the affected areas. 

Officials said the boil water advisory will remain in place until the DWM is cleared to lift it following sampling protocols. 

All residents and property owners who have experienced water outages or low water pressures are advised to boil all water before using or instead they should use bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing teeth. The public should continue to boil or use bottled water until the boil water advisory is lifted. 

Officials said that if you've experienced a water loss at your address but your location is not within the area described, the city recommends you go ahead and follow these precautions. 

The status of the boil water advisory was unchanged in the most recent communication from ATL Watershed at 3 p.m. on Monday:

Water pick-up locations in Atlanta

Atlanta Department of Watershed Management and City of Atlanta said people who are in the impacted area will be able to visit the following locations for water until 7 p.m.

• C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center
  • 3201 MLK Jr Dr. SW
• Fire Station 36
  • 2611 Fairburn Rd. SW
• Fire Station 17
  • 1489 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW
• Fire Station 5
  • 2825 Benjamin E. Mays Dr. SW
• Fire Station 25
  • 3201 MLK Jr Dr. SW 

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