[May 16, 2012] BRIEF: Boil water advisory in effect for 3,000 Harnett County residents today Tweet LILLINGTON, May 16, 2012 (The Fayetteville Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A boil water advisory is in effect until further notice for about 3,000 Harnett County residents in the Seminole and Broadway communities, authorities said. "We had an eight-inch waterline blowout off U.S. 421 and, as a result, we lost some pressure in the area," Steve Ward, the county's director of Public Utilities, said Tuesday morning. The break has been repaired, Ward said, but the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources requires the advisory to be issued until the water has been tested for safety. "We expect to be notified in the morning (Wednesday), but it's in effect until further notice," Ward said. "It's safe to bathe in and that sort of thing, but you just need to boil any water before consuming it or cooking with it." Customers were notified through an automated messaging system, Ward said. It's not known what caused the break, he said, but a storm moved through the county just after midnight, causing some power disruptions that may have had an effect. Staff writer Nancy McCleary can be reached at [email protected] or 486-3568. ___ (c)2012 The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.) Visit The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.) at www.fayobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]