Erwin Utilities urges customers to conserve water for the foreseeable future

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Erwin Utilities asked customers to conserve all water for the foreseeable future as a systemwide water outage due to power loss and flooding continues on Friday.

According to a release from Erwin Utilities, customers will be notified when the outage has been resolved and normal water consumption can resume.

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Customers systemwide are encouraged to boil any water for consumption until an all-clear is given by the utility company.

Erwin Utilities also urged Unicoi Water Utility District customers to conserve water. Anyone with questions or concerns can call 423-388-8771.

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