Cloudy water statewide should be boiled

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health has issued a boil water advisory that is effective until further notice.

"Due to the statewide power outages, any area that had low water pressure, no water service or cloudy water is being placed on a boil water advisory," DHHR Office of Environmental Health Services Director Barbara Taylor said in a news release.

The advisory will remain in effect until the water service issues a notice lifting the advisory.

"Any section of an affected service area will be on a precautionary Boil Water Advisory until the water provider issues a notice that the advisory is lifted," Taylor said in the news release.

While the advisory is in effect, consumers are advised to boil their drinking water to a full rolling boil for at least one minute prior to drinking, using for cooking, or hygienic purposes such as hand washing, bathing or teeth brushing.

More details about water safety is available atwww.wvdhhr.org/oehs.

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Cloudy water statewide should be boiled