The city of Raleigh is suggesting that residents in the area of South Wilmington Street and Tryon Road boil their water for about one minute before consuming for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth or making ice. It is not necessary to boil water for showering or other types of external use. Water in that area was […]

VIA: WRAL.COM Smithfield has been placed under an advisory ordering residents to boil water, because testing of water samples detected the presence of coliform bacteria, officials said. Coliform bacteria aren’t dangerous, but are an indicator that other, potentially harmful bacteria might be present. Residents should boil all water used for human consumption, such as drinking, […]