DeBary, FL – Thousands of Volusia County utilities customers can drink from the tap again.
Volusia County officials have lifted a boil water notice impacting around 7,500 homes and businesses in DeBary and Orange City.
The notice was removed at 3pm Thursday, over 24 hours after the county’s water treatment plant in DeBary had temporary water pressure loss because of an unspecified mechanical failure.
Volusia’s Water Resources & Utilities Division tested the water for unsafe bacteria soon after the pressure was restored around 4:40am Wednesday and again on Thursday to make sure the water was safe to drink.
The boil water notice didn’t affect homes or businesses in DeBary and Orange City that have private wells or Orange City residents who get water through the city.
Volusia’s Water Resources & Utilities Division Mike Ulrich says the problem that caused the mechanical failure – which lasted for around 30 minutes – seems to lie in the automation software used at the plant, but more testing will be needed before they can say for sure if that’s the case.
Anyone who wants more information can call the Volusia County Water Resources & Utilities Division at 386-736-5971.
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