Boil Advisory Issued for Calcasieu Waterworks District No. 5 East and Southeast of Lake Charles for Emergency Repairs to Towers

Lake Charles, Louisiana – The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury reported on July 12, 2022, that Calcasieu Waterworks District No. 5 of Wards 3 and 8 has issued a system-wide boil advisory, effective immediately. The advisory is in effect while one of their elevated towers is out of commission for emergency repairs.

District No. 5 of Wards 3 and 8 serves the Mallard Junction area, East and Southeast of Lake Charles.

All residents in the affected area are advised to disinfect their water before drinking it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing their teeth, or using it for food preparation, by boiling water for one minute in a clean container. The one-minute timer begins once the water reaches a full boil. The flat taste of the water can be eliminated by shaking it in a clean bottle, pouring it from one clean container to another, or adding a small pinch of salt to each quart of boiled water.

According to CPPJ, the water district will lift the boil order once the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Office of Public Health gives the all-clear.