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Portsmouth Water Issues Boil Water Notice for 70 Homes

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  • Portsmouth Water issued a boil water notice for 70 Lee-on-the-Solent properties after a possible bacterial presence.
  • A routine test on a fire hydrant at Martin Close flagged the possible contamination.
  • The Sunday notice tells residents to boil tap water for two days.
  • Portsmouth Water supplies bottled water to homes on Martin Close, Bullfinch Court, Magpie Way and Chaffinch Way.
  • Additional water samples taken on Monday were incubated overnight for analysis.