Overview
- City officials ended the advisory Friday after lab results confirmed water quality had returned to normal levels.
- Residents are instructed to run hot water through all faucets for about 15 minutes to purge untreated water, based on a typical 40-gallon tank.
- Household water filters in refrigerators and faucets should be discarded and replaced after lines are flushed.
- The advisory followed a Wednesday pressure loss that prompted a shutoff of the city’s supply, with the cause reported as a Detroit water department valve malfunction during maintenance.
- The Great Lakes Water Authority supported response efforts, distributing bottled water and operating tank and bag-filling stations at the Melvindale Fieldhouse.