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Atlanta water problems: Boil water advisory ends citywide

Crews in Atlanta work to fix ruptured water main lines that have caused citywide outages.
By AJC Staff
Updated June 6, 2024

The city of Atlanta said Thursday the boil water advisory has ended for all customers.

Until early Thursday, boil water advisories had been in effect in the areas around the East Atlanta neighborhood and, in Midtown, in the area of West Peachtree and 11th streets.

The Watershed Management Department had issued a boil water advisory on Friday “out of an abundance of caution.” after a break in a major water main and a service line near Joseph E. Boone Boulevard.

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