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NEW KENT — Residents of a Bottoms Bridge subdivision in New Kent were instructed to boil water for 48 hours last week after a water main break.

New Kent County’s Department of Public Utilities issued the advisory for all residents of 15 streets in the Five Lakes subdivision on Nov. 19.

The notice followed a water main break during which some customers lost water service and others had varying degrees of loss in water pressure. Impacted residents were encouraged to boil water before consuming it.

The boil water advisory did not impact Quinton Elementary School, businesses and restaurants on Pocahontas Trail and New Kent Highway/Route 249, or Aqua Virginia water customers.

The boil advisory remained in effect until two consecutive samples con

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