Overview
- In the postcode areas 3814–3819, residents must boil tap water for three minutes before drinking, preparing food, or brushing teeth.
- Vitens reports a light enterococci contamination in the network and in the reinwaterkelder on Utrechtseweg, and it suspects contaminated water entered the storage from the distribution system.
- The affected zone has been isolated while pipes are flushed and new samples are taken, and lifting the advisory requires two clean tests in a row.
- No illnesses have been reported so far; showering and handwashing remain allowed, and boiled tap water is considered safe so bottled water is not necessary.
- Shops saw bottled-water runs and local hotels, restaurants, and care homes implemented contingency measures, while residents are urged to use Vitens’ postcode checker to confirm coverage.