Rainfall mixed with seasonal king tides led to flooding in portions of Fort Lauderdale Monday.

The city stated the boil water notice is precautionary but effective immediately. The order requests that residents boil water for more than one minute and should do so for about two days after workers repair the pipe. Its just another break in a string of problems that Fort Lauderdale has been plagued by, including one in February in the Riverside Park and Tarpon River neighborhoods after a water main ruptured in the New River. And in December 2019, six water main breaks spewed about 127 million gallons of sewage. The boil water notice is in effect for properties in the shaded area on the map below.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The City of Fort Lauderdale issued a boil water notice Thursday for residents in the Las Olas Isles area as crews deal with a broken water main. The notice was issued as a precautionary measure and will remain in effect until emergency repairs can be completed. Repairs on the 16" water main at Las Olas Boulevard and Bontona Boulevard are expected to take up to eight hours, but residents are urged to wait until they receive official notice that water is safe to drink. All water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. As an alternative, bottled water may be used.