Duluth lifts boil water advisory for upper Lakeside

DULUTH — The city lifted a precautionary boil water advisory Thursday that was issued the previous day.

The advisory affected residents on 43rd Avenue East and 54th Avenue East from Norwood Street up to Skyline Parkway.

“Test results confirm that no biological or bacterial contamination has entered the water system and that the drinking water remains safe to consume,” the city said in a press release Thursday afternoon.

The city said Wednesday that water levels dropped to an unexpected low during maintenance of a reservoir Tuesday, causing some residents to experience poor water pressure.

This story was updated at 2:29 p.m. Aug. 21 because the advisory was lifted. It was originally posted at 11:39 a.m. Aug. 20.

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