CFPUA: Water samples clear, boil water advisory rescinded

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — People who live in and around the Murrayville area no longer need to boil their water.

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority rescinded its boil water advisory after water samples showed no coliform bacteria present.

The advisory was issued on Wednesday, after crews responded to high levels of flouride in water from the Richardson Nano Groundwater Treatment Plant, which affected customers in the northern part of the county.

Crews flushed the system, which led to periods of low or no pressure in the system, which could have caused back siphonage and the introduction of bacteria into the water system.

CFPUA says the system has resumed normal operations.

No word yet on what led to high levels of flouride in the water.