Town of Yountville providing potable water during boil order
YOUNTVILLE -- The town of Yountville is providing potable water to its residents following a precautionary boil order issued after E. coli bacteria was detected in the municipal water supply Thursday.
Residents can go to a potable water-filling location set up at the fire station at 7401 Solano Avenue. The filling station is an outdoor sink located at the northwest corner of the building. It is accessible from the golf course parking lot or the parking lot at the rear of the station. It will be open Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Residents are asked to bring their own containers and to remember to turn off the faucet when they are done.
Yountville is also able to provide a limited supply of bottled water to residents. Each water customer is limited to one gallon. The Napa County Library and Community Center located at 6516 Washington St. will provide the bottled water from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
In order for the boil order to be lifted, CalVet -- the town's water supplier -- will need to get a negative test result Friday from a sample taken Thursday afternoon, as the tests take 24 hours. Then another test must be taken on Friday, with results due Saturday or Sunday. Then another test must be taken on Sunday, and if the town receives a negative result that Monday, the boil notice can be lifted.