Temporary Boil Water Notice: Cancelled

Map Of Affected Addresses For 6-25-26 Linda Lane Boil Water Notice

Effective immediately as of Friday, June 26, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., TVWD cancelled the boil water notice issued on Thursday, June 25, 2026, for 17 addresses on SW Linda Lane and SW 141st Avenue.

Water samples collected on June 25 and analyzed by a state-certified drinking water laboratory confirmed that the water meets all state and federal drinking water safety standards.

Customers at the previously affected addresses no longer need to boil their water.

What You Need to Do

Before using tap water for drinking or cooking, we recommend flushing your household plumbing to ensure fresh water throughout your system.

Before using your water for the first time:

  • Turn on all cold water taps and let them run for two minutes.
  • Run your dishwasher through one empty cycle.
  • Flush refrigerator water dispensers for one minute.
  • Discard ice made during the boil water notice and any ice prepared with non-boiled tap water.
  • Discard water from healthcare devices and sanitize them if non-boiled tap water was used during the boil water notice.

If your water is cloudy, discolored, or has lower-than-normal pressure after flushing, follow the additional guidance below.

For step-by-step guidance, you can watch our “How to Flush Your Residential Plumbing” videos available in English and Spanish on TVWD's YouTube account.

Previously Affected Addresses

The boil water notice applied only to the following 17 addresses.

View a detailed map of the previously affected area (PDF). 

  • 14165 SW LINDA LN
  • 13980 SW LINDA LN
  • 13965 SW LINDA LN
  • 13950 SW LINDA LN
  • 13925 SW LINDA LN
  • 13920 SW LINDA LN
  • 14040 SW LINDA LN
  • 14170 SW LINDA LN
  • 14140 SW LINDA LN
  • 14125 SW LINDA LN
  • 14110 SW LINDA LN
  • 14055 SW LINDA LN
  • 14010 SW LINDA LN
  • 14025 SW LINDA LN
  • 14085 SW LINDA LN
  • 300 SW 141ST AVE
  • 395 SW 141ST AV 

Additional Flushing Guidance

Cloudy Water

Cloudy water is usually caused by trapped air in your plumbing and is not harmful. Run cold water from an outdoor hose bib or an indoor faucet for one to two minutes until the water clears.

Discolored Water

If your water appears discolored:

  • Turn off all taps inside your home. Then, open all spigots on the outside of your home. Run water at each spigot, one-by-one, until it runs cooler and clearer, then turn them all off.
  • Next, go inside. Turn on the cold water at your kitchen sink until it runs cool and clear. Repeat this turning on the tap one-by-one at each bathtub, sink, and shower in your home.
  • If your home has multiple stories, start downstairs and move up one level at a time. Repeat this process until you’ve flushed all the taps in your home.
  • If discolored water persists in one tap, continue to flush that tap until water appears clear.
  • For fastest results, flush your toilets often so the water turns clear more quickly.
  • Avoid washing laundry while the water is discolored. Wait until the water runs clear at the tap, then wash a load of dark clothes first. 
Low Water Pressure

If your water pressure seems lower than normal, check faucet screens (aerators) for trapped debris and clean them if needed.

Why Was a Boil Water Notice Issued?

A temporary boil water notice is required whenever customers experience an unplanned loss of water pressure. Water pressure helps prevent outside contaminants from entering the drinking water system. Although there was no evidence of contamination, TVWD issued the notice as a precaution while water quality testing was completed.

What Happened?

During a planned water service shutdown on June 25 as part of the Todd Street and Linda Lane Water Main Replacement Project, a valve that had remained closed caused a temporary loss of water pressure to 17 customer addresses.

TVWD crews restored water service immediately, flushed the system, and collected water samples for testing. After laboratory results confirmed the water was safe to drink, the boil water notice was canceled on June 26.

How Impacted Customers Were Notified

Impacted customers were notified through:

  • Doorhanger
  • Email
  • Text message*
  • Automated phone call*

* If you did not receive notice by email, text, or automated call, please update your contact information. 

Questions

  • Call: (503) 848-3000
  • Email:  communications [at] tvwd.org (Communications[at]TVWD[dot]org)

Frequently Asked Questions

No, even hot tap water must be boiled for one minute.

Some filtrations systems filter for bacteria and others do not. To be safe, we recommend that you assume your system does not and you should use boiled or bottled water.

Yes, it is safe to take a bath or shower, but be careful not to get any water in the mouth. Use caution when bathing infants and young children. Consider giving them a sponge bath to reduce the chance of them swallowing water.

Tap water combined with dish soap can be used to wash dishes, utensils and cookware but boiled or bottled water should be used for rinsing them. You can also use disposable plates, cups and utensils.

Dishwashers with a sanitizing cycle can be used to wash dishes. If your dishwasher does not have a sanitizing cycle, do not use it.

Pets have some innate protection for this type of water contamination. However, some people will prefer to boil and then cool water for their pets to drink for safety.

Yes, it is safe to do laundry as usual.

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