08/24/2025
🚨BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT🚨
The Borough of Fair Lawn () is providing notification that today, Sunday, August 24, 2025, a water main break, which occurred in the City of Paterson, has caused their water service to experience a significant loss of water pressure. Repairs are underway, however, as a precaution, the Borough is implementing a Boil Water Advisory until all repairs are completed.
🤔 What should I do? What does this mean?
-Effective immediately and until further notice, you are instructed to bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow the tap water to cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking; preparing foods; mixing baby formula, food, juices or drinks; washing vegetables and fruit; cooking; making ice; brushing teeth; and washing dishes until further notice.
❗ Please follow these safety measures during the advisory:
-Discard uncooked food, drinks, and ice made with tap water.
-Drink only boiled (then refrigerated) or bottled water.
-Avoid swallowing water while bathing or showering.
-Rinse hand-washed dishes with a bleach solution (1 tbsp bleach per gallon of water) or use a dishwasher with a hot wash and dry cycle.
-Do not rely on home water filters as a substitute for boiling.
-Give pets only boiled (and cooled) or bottled water.
-Continue using boiled or bottled water until the Borough officially lifts the advisory.
❓ If you have any questions, contact the Water Department at 201-794-5374.
Note: Please do not call 911 or the Police Department regarding this notice.
