As a precaution, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) had asked customers in a 30-block area of Beacon Hill to refrain from drinking or cooking with tap water following an early morning loss of water pressure Wednesday that affected about 500 households.
"We collected 13 samples [Wednesday] to ensure water quality was maintained in the area affected by water pressure loss," said Dave Hilmoe, drinking water director for Seattle Public Utilities, on Aug. 28. "Results of the tests, completed today, confirm the water quality is good. Although pressure was lost for about five hours Wednesday morning, there was no indication of contamination and we conducted the tests simply as an added precaution to verify the water is safe to drink."
The area affected was approximately 30 blocks in size on the southwest side of Beacon Hill. During the advisory, SPU distributed some 975 gallons of free bottled water from an emergency distribution station set up at Cleveland High School.
Customers were notified of the advisory - and the lifting of it - by the city's automatic telephone system and through printed notices delivered to area residences.
Some residents may have experienced discolored water as a result of the outage. While this discoloration is not a health concern, residents should open their taps and run water until it is clear.
If the water remains discolored, contact SPU Customer Service at (206) 684-3000.
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