Boil water advisory for the Town of Chadbourn

Columbus County, NC (WWAY) — As of February 19th, 2026 the water customers of The Town of Chadbourn are advised to boil all water used for human consumption (including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation) or use bottled water after experiencing periods of low pressure and outages in the distribution system due to a planned water system shutdown.

Low water pressure and some intermittent discolored water from changes in flow direction and system flushing is expected to take place over the next two to three days.

Periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphonage and the introduction of bacteria into the water system.

Vigorously boiling for 1 minute should kill any disease-causing organisms that may be present in the water.

Water customers are being strongly urged to conserve water whenever possible.

This advisory will remain in effect until further notice.