August 31, 2005 Hurricane Katrina #12 - - Water Disinfectant Notice

- Baton Rouge – Because many residents are without utilities and therefore unable to boil their water, health officials offer more specific recommendations for water disinfection.

 

Residents in areas currently experiencing low water pressure should not drink, make ice from, brush teeth, prepare or rinse food with tap water unless it has been properly disinfected until further notice. Due to pressure loss in the water systems that has resulted from Hurricane Katrina, it has been determined that some water systems may not be safe for consumption at this time. At this time, water systems throughout Southeast Louisiana are notifying their customers of the status of their water systems.

 

Health officials are cautioning users who are unable to boil water to use the following methods to disinfect their water before consuming or using for food preparation:

 

 

The water disinfectant notice will remain in effect until rescinded by an authorized representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.

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Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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