Boil Water Alert for Blue Ridge Water customers. Higher elevations may be without water soon, others should conserve

Blue Ridge, GA.  There is a water emergency in the City of Blue Ridge.  The city has requested all city residents to please conserve water until further notice.  Please do not wash cars, water lawns, or use any water which isn’t absolutely necessary.

Fannin EMA:  Blue Ridge Water System is experiencing problems with both pumps at the treatment plant and supplies of water in storage tanks are beginning to get low. All non-essential water usage should be stopped until further notice. A BOIL WATER ORDER has been put into effect by the City of Blue Ridge. Officials are working on getting water tankers to several locations where customers can pick up water in their own containers until the problem is resolved and we will post those locations when available. For updates on the situation, please visit the City of Blue Ridge Facebook page or call 706-632-2091, ext. 1. Thank you for your patience.

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