Bourne Water District Lifts Boil Water Advisory

BOURNE, MA — The boil water advisory for the Bourne Water District has been lifted as of Tuesday this week, officials said.

Bourne Water District is the largest of the three water districts within the boundaries of the Town of Bourne, covering an area from the Sandwich town line to the Falmouth town line on the Cape side of the Canal.

On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection authorized the Bourne Water District to lift the boil due to three complete rounds of distribution samples, which involved three straight days of clean samples.

The advisory was due to water samples returning positive for E. coli and coliform.

Bourne Water District residents and customers are advised to flush their lines and flush the water from their pipes and fixtures. Any devices with filters should have the filters replaced, officials said.