[StBernard] St. Bernard water now safe

[Westley Annis]

State health officials have lifted boil orders for three remaining water
systems in St. Bernard Parish that were seriously affected by Hurricane
Katrina, but kept boil orders for some parts of New Orleans and Plaquemines,
the state Department of Health and Hospitals said. 
 
Boil orders were lifted late last week for Ycloskey, Delacroix, Shell Beach
and Breton Sound in St. Bernard. 
 
The boil orders, which were issued after a loss of pressure occurred in
those systems, have been lifted since testing showed the water does not
contain unsafe levels of bacteria and is safe to drink and use, officials
said. 
 
Partial boil orders remain in effect for parts of the Lower Ninth Ward in
New Orleans that are serviced by the Carrollton Water System and areas in
the lower part of Plaquemines Parish. Customers of these water systems are
reminded not to drink, make ice from, brush teeth, wash hands, prepare or
rinse food with tap water unless it has been properly disinfected until the
boil orders are lifted. 
 
State health officials are working with the local water systems in these
areas and are sampling the water. Workers with the state's Safe Drinking
Water Program anticipate lifting these boil advisories soon.