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City of St. Louis Boil Advisory Partially Lifted

City of St. Louis Boil Water Advisory Partially Lifted

Boil Water Advisory for North city continues to remain in effect as tests on water samples collected in this area returned inconclusive results.

Update 7/2/2023 10:30 PM

The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory that was issued by the City of St. Louis Water Division on 07/01/23 for portions of Midtown and South city has been lifted effective 9:30 PM, 07/02/23. The Water Division conducted several tests on water samples collected in these two affected areas and has verified the water is not contaminated and is safe to consume.

The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory that was issued 07/01/23 for North city (Hamilton Heights, Kingsway West and Wells-Goodfellow neighborhoods) continues to remain in effect as tests on water samples collected in this area returned inconclusive results. The Water Division is collecting additional water samples and will analyze them before determining when to lift the boil water advisory.

Test results will be available in 24 hours on 6/3/2023, ~10 PM.

Area 1

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory still in effect for the following North City affected areas:

- Hamilton Heights
- Kingsway West
- Wells-Goodfellow

Original Release 7/1/2023 9:30 PM

The City Water Division is now issuing a precautionary boil water advisory for portions of its service area due to low water pressure caused by a loss of incoming supplied power at the Chain of Rocks Water Treatment Plant.

There are three affected areas under the precautionary boil water advisory. The neighborhoods are as follows:

Area 1

- Hamilton Heights
- Kingsway West
- Wells-Goodfellow

Area 2

- Hi-Pointe
- Clayton-Tamm
- Cheltenham
- Kings Oak
- Franz Park
- The Hill
- Southwest Garden
- Ellendale
- Clifton Heights
- North Hampton
- Shaw
- Tower Grove South
- South Grand
- Gravois Park

Area 3

- Jeff-Vander-Lou
- Grand Center
- Midtown

The Water Division has not detected any contamination to the water supply and has issued the boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution.

The boil water advisory is in effect until further notice. The Water Division will analyze water samples before determining when to lift the boil water advisory. Test results will be available in 24 hours.

- Contact Information:
Thomas Coriell
Network & Communications | Information Systems Support Manager
Office Phone: (314) 633-9048
- Department:
Water Division
- Topic:
Electric, Gas, Sewer, and Utilities

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