Cape Coral opens second active boil water area after main break at 419 SW 52nd Street
Cape Coral opened a precautionary boil water area near 419 SW 52nd Street after a water main break shortly after noon Thursday. Residents inside the mapped boundary should boil tap water for one minute before using it for drinking, cooking, ice or other ingestion, or use bottled water.
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The City of Cape Coral opened a second active precautionary boil water area after a water main break near 419 SW 52nd Street shortly after noon Thursday.
The city lists the area as affecting drinking water. Its live record carries no rescission date, which means the notice remains active.
What residents should do
Bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute before drinking it, cooking with it, making ice, preparing drinks or baby bottles, rinsing food, brushing teeth or washing dishes. Bottled water is an alternative.
Cape Coral says the precaution mainly applies to water that is swallowed. Showering and laundry are not restricted.
The city publishes a mapped boundary rather than a street list or household count. Anyone near 419 SW 52nd Street should check the city map to see whether the notice covers the property.
This is not the only active area in Cape Coral. The city also lists an open notice near 2614 SW Santa Barbara Place.
The notice stays in place until the city posts a rescission.
