Southwest Florida boil water notices: live tracker
The current status of drinking water advisories across the four utility systems serving Collier and Lee counties, refreshed from each utility's own public data every time this site is published.
Status as of August 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM ET. A new notice can be issued at any time; in an emergency, confirm with your utility at the official links below. New notices are also covered as they happen in our SW Florida section.
Current status by system
Collier County Utilities
No active advisory.
Official source: colliercountyfl.gov
City of Fort Myers Utilities
No active advisory.
Official source: cityftmyers.com
City of Cape Coral Utilities
| Affected area | Type | In effect since |
|---|---|---|
| 3168 ESTANCIA LN | Drinking Water | August 01, 2026 |
| 213 SW 43RD ST | Drinking Water | August 02, 2026 |
| 149 SE 25TH LN | Drinking Water | August 03, 2026 |
Official source: capecoral.gov
Lee County Utilities (unincorporated Lee)
No water advisories posted by Lee County Utilities in the last two weeks. Official source: leegov.com
What a boil water notice requires
A precautionary boil water notice means the utility cannot momentarily guarantee that the water in the affected area meets bacteriological standards, usually because pressure was lost after a water main break, a repair, or a power failure at a treatment or pumping facility. Until the notice is lifted, the Florida Department of Health advises bringing tap water to a full rolling boil for at least one minute before drinking it, cooking with it, brushing teeth with it, making ice with it, or giving it to pets. Bottled water works equally well. Ordinary bathing and laundry are generally fine for healthy adults.
How a notice gets lifted
The notice stays in effect until the utility completes a bacteriological survey: water samples from the affected area must come back clean, typically on two consecutive days, before the utility issues a rescission. That is why a notice usually lasts two to three days even when the underlying repair took an afternoon. The rescission is published the same way the notice was, and this page reflects it on the next refresh.
Why there are four separate systems
Drinking water in Collier and Lee counties is not one utility. Collier County Utilities serves most of unincorporated Collier including greater Naples; the City of Fort Myers and the City of Cape Coral each run their own systems inside city limits; and Lee County Utilities serves much of unincorporated Lee, including Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers Beach. Marco Island, Bonita Springs, and several smaller districts run or buy their own supply. A notice in one system says nothing about the water in the others, which is exactly why a single live page covering all four is worth keeping.
This tracker is maintained by Money & World. If you see a discrepancy between this page and a utility's own notice, the utility is right and we want to know: corrections@moneyandworld.com.