Overview
- Officials told residents not to use any tap water after state regulators labeled the supply unsafe for drinking, cooking, bathing, or washing dishes and laundry.
- The city is testing the network by isolating sections and re-pressurizing lines to pinpoint a suspected break that has left the system with low pressure.
- For drinking and cooking, residents can pick up one free case of bottled water per household at the Finley Fire Department, and the Spirit Lake Tribe has donated extra pallets.
- Non-potable water is available to flush toilets, and the city is handing out paper plates, cups, utensils, and napkins to cut down on dishwashing.
- The do-not-use advisory will stay in place until the system is flushed and lab samples show the water is safe, and officials have not given a timeline for restoration.