Cape Coral opened a sixth boil water area Tuesday morning after a water main break near SE 18th Terrace

The City of Cape Coral opened a sixth precautionary boil water area Tuesday morning after a water main break near 165 SE 18th Terrace.

The city record says the interruption occurred shortly after 8.06 a.m. and affects drinking water. It carries no rescission date, so the notice is active.

Five other advisory areas remain open around 4612 SW 3rd Avenue, 405 SE 30th Terrace, 608 SE 1st Avenue, 2706 SE Santa Barbara Place and 4320 SW 1st Avenue.

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 mapped boundaries rather than a street list or household count. Anyone near one of the six addresses should check the city map rather than assume that an entire street is covered.

The notice stays in place until repeated bacteriological samples produce two consecutive days of clear results from the Lee County Health Department lab. The city has not posted a rescission or repair time.