Town of Dublin Issues Boil Advisory After Water Main Break

The Town of Dublin is asking residents to conserve water, and has issued a boil advisory, after a water main broke Thursday afternoon in Bladen County.

Town of Dublin Water System officials warned that the system will have periods of low pressure and outages while the water main is fixed. That can cause back siphonage and the introduction of bacteria into the water system.

"Therefore, the Division of Environmental Health ADVISES that when water is restored consumers BOIL ALL WATER used for human consumption (including drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice and washing hands) or use bottled water."

Officials said the boil advisory will be open until further notice.

Full release from Town of Dublin Water System:

All water consumers served by the Town of Dublin Water System, will be experiencing periods of low pressure and outages in the distribution system effective 6/23/2022, due to a water main break. Periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system.

Therefore, the Division of Environmental Health ADVISES that when water is restored consumers BOIL ALL WATER used for human consumption (including drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice and washing hands) or use bottled water.

Vigorous boiling for one (1) minute should kill any disease-causing organisms that may be present in the water.

This office is strongly urging the water consumers to conserve water whenever possible.

This advisory remains in effect until further written notification is issued.

This advisory issued on 6/23/2022 by:

Jonathan Ward, Water System - ORC

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Let me tell you how to ruin a really good Saturday morning? The moment you open your eyes, you can all but taste that first cup of coffee. You dash into the kitchen, make that coffee, in goes the sweetener followed by the milk. You stir it up and take your first sip. At that second you know what the problem is. The milk is sour and without milk, coffee just isn't coffee. Yuck!

On a related note, recently TheSun.com compiled a list of foods that according to an expert, can safely be eaten "after" their "Best By" date has passed. Also, based on how much we are paying for food these days, the last thing we want to do is throw it out.

To help combat a lot of food waste, some organizations are switching to a "Best Before" date on many products. The idea being that people are more likely to still consume some foods using their judgment of suitability, rather than immediately throwing it out because the "Best by" date has passed.

It's a subtle shift, but an important one when it comes to how much food is thrown out that doesn't necessarily need to be. Obviously this doesn't apply to all products, but for those that it makes sense to keep around a little longer.

Check out the list below of food that is probably still ok to consume after that "Best By" date.

Take a sniff. If you give it thumbs up, great. If not, toss it out. When it comes to the "best by" date on the carton, you can probably safely extend that up to a week.

Experts say that if kept in the refrigerator, eggs may remain good up to 5 weeks after the date. There is a simple test you can do if you have doubts. Simply put the egg in water. If the egg floats, toss it.

Ignore the date. Consume it up to 2 years past the best-by date.

Hard cheeses could last several months if properly stored. If you do find mold, you could scrape it off. If you prefer a soft cheese, honor the dates on the packaging.

Baking soda, salt, pepper, sugar, flour, etc., keep them in cool and dry places and they will last a long time.

Eyeball the salad. When is starts looking bad, throw it out.

Experts say if the can is in good condition, contents should be good for years. Now, for high acid foods, Southern Living says 1-2 years.