Boil Water Advisory Lifted by Officials in Jersey City

The mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city said they identified an "irregularity" in testing Thursday

Published August 14, 2020 • Updated on August 15, 2020 at 6:29 pm

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Jersey City issued a boil-water advisory for all residents Friday morning, urging them to boil water for consumption through 5 p.m. Saturday.

The order was lifted shortly after the city's deadline by officials that said "the drinking water quality meets all regulatory requirements and is no longer necessary for customers to boil their water."

The advisory was prompted by a positive E. coli bacteria test at Christ Hospital in Jersey City.

We do regular testing, there was an irregularity isolated near Christ Hospital yesterday. It subsequently tested ok, we then test upstream/downstream which we’ve been doing - Until all test results come back OK, we’re advised to implement a boil advisory. https://t.co/ubX4QI18hq
— Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) August 14, 2020

Mayor Steven Fulop confirmed the order in a tweet, saying there was an "irregularity" during regular water testing Thursday in New Jersey's second-largest city.

The order will affect more than a quarter-million people.