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Boil water advisories issued for Alton community, Pineland Park in St. Tammany Parish Share Updated: 12:11 PM CST Feb 16, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 12:11 PM CST Feb 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JENNIFER? JENNIFER: I’M IN MADISONVILLE WHERE IT MEETS MANDY BILL. YOU CAN SE THIS FOUNTAIN IS STARTING TO THAW, BUT A LOT OF WATER IS FALLING IN ICE CHUNKS. THE PIPES UNDERNEATH ARE STARTING TO GET WATER TO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS HOME IS UNDER A WATER BOIL ADVISORY. LET’S SHOW YOU WHAT NEIGHBORH OODS ARE AFFECTED RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF THE CONTROLS AT THE WELLS FROZE, WHICH IS WHAT LED TO THE PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER ADVISORY. THERE WAS A POWER SURGE AT THE WELLSITE. NOW PRESSURE IS BEING RESTORED AND THAT SYSTEM BUT YOU MAY STILL SEE SOME INTERMITTENT THE WATER PRESSURE. SOME NEIGHBORS WERE CHOOSING TO DO SOME YARD WORK BECAUSE THERE’S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO INSIDE. >> WENT TO TURN THE WATER RUN. I THINK IT WAS RUNNING FROM THE FREEZE. AND WE DIDN’T HAVE ANY WATER. GO TAKE A SHOWER AT A HOTEL, I GUESS. JENNIFER: LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THE SAME, BECAUSE TODAY IS A HOLIDAY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. TO LIFT THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY, YOU HAVE TO GET A CLEAN WATER SAMPLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO SUBMIT THE WATER SAMPLE. THAT MEANS THE CLOCK STARTS ON 48-36 HOURS TO GET THE TEST RESULTS BACK ON WEDNESDAY. POTENTIALLY GOING INTO THE WE