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Forsyth County boil water advisory lifted; plumbers warn of potential water damage as businesses reopen

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Businesses are reopening and residents are returning to normal, but some homeowners are dealing with plumbing damage after water service returns

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  1. Wfmy News 2

    Boil water advisory lifted for portion of Forsyth County affected by water main break | Water service restored (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Customers in the remaining impacted area must continue boiling water until further testing is completed.

  2. Wfmy News 2

    Water distribution to continue Friday in Forsyth County areas under boil water advisory (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Residents still being impacted by the water main break can pick up free cases of water at two locations today.

  3. High Point Enterprise

    Boil-water advisory lifted (opens High Point Enterprise)

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    The boil-water advisory for customers of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities in the Kernersville and Walkertown areas has been lifted, the utility announced Friday afternoon.

  4. FOX8 WGHP

    Boil water advisory fully lifted in Winston-Salem, most of Forsyth County after water disruption (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Normal water use can resume in most of Forsyth County after two days of issues caused by a large water main break. The city of Winston-Salem shared on Friday afternoon that the boil water advisory has been lifted immediately because lab testing has confirmed that water t…

  5. Wfmy News 2

    Boil water advisory lifted for all of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Officials say the broken water main has also been repaired, but not put back online yet.

  6. FOX8 WGHP

    Kernersville gets back to normal after boil water advisory lifted (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) -- Water has slowly returned to the tens of thousands of people impacted by the Forsyth County water main break, but people in Kernersville made do under a boil water advisory up until Friday afternoon.

  7. Wfmy News 2

    Forsyth County boil water advisory lifted; plumbers warn of potential water damage as businesses reopen (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Businesses are reopening and residents are returning to normal, but some homeowners are dealing with plumbing damage after water service returns

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