KALAMAZOO, MI – A boil water advisory has been issued for some residents in Kalamazoo and will remain in effect until Tuesday, March 19, at the latest, according to city officials.

The advisory warns residents to boil their drinking water if they live in the area Lowell Street, Cambridge Drive, Sheridan Drive and East Cork Street.

A water main break on Lowell Street caused a drop in pressure on the afternoon of Saturday, March 16. The advisory is precautionary as there have been no tests confirming the presence of bacteria near the break.

On Lowell, the advisory affects residents on both side of the street from the Cambridge Drive south to East Cork Street. Residents on the northwest corner of Lowell and East Cork are unaffected.

On Cambridge, only the southwest and southeast corners of Cambridge and Lowell are affected.

For residents living on Sheridan, only the northwest, southwest and southeast corners of Sheridan and Lowell are affected.

Residents on East Cork are affected if they live on the northeast corner of Lowell and East Cork.

Municipal water customers are urged to boil their tap water for two minutes prior to use for drinking or other ingestion. Bottled water also may be used. No special measures are necessary for water used for personal hygiene.