As of May 2, 2012, please be advised that due to a water main break at 225 Maplewood Blvd. in Cocoa the City of Cocoa Utilities Department is notifying you that you need to boil your drinking water. Therefore, as a precaution, we advise that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative bottled water may be used.

This affects the following customers:

210 Maplewood Blvd., and all of Driftwood Pl.

During natural or man-made disasters the boiling of water may not be possible due to the lack of power within water system's service area. If there is no power, residents and businesses should be instructed to disinfect their drinking water as follows:

Tap water can be disinfected by adding 8 drops of unscented household bleach (4-6% active ingredients) to each gallon of water, then mixing the water and allowing it to stand for a minimum period of 30 minutes. Note: Cloudy water requires 16 drops of bleach and a 30 minute contact time. Also, other approved chemical disinfectants are available at stores that sell camping and hiking supplies.

This is in effect until further notice. This is necessary to make sure the water is safe to drink. Samples will be picked up and tested on two (2) consecutive days. You will be notified in writing when we are sure that the water is safe to drink. If you have any questions about water quality sampling, please call our Water Quality Assurance Laboratory at 433-8709. For any other questions, call our Water Field Operations office at 433-8890.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

You may visit our web site at http://www.cocoafl.org/. Under News Flash.

Walter Moore
Water Field Operations
Supervisor II
City of Cocoa Utilities Department