Fox4Now Staff
•12/10/2025
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Update:
Lee County Utilities has lifted the precautionary boil water notice to an estimated 460 residences and three businesses in neighborhoods along Orange River Boulevard just east of I-75.
Original Reporting:
Lee County Utilities has scheduled a water outage and precautionary boil water notice along Orange River Boulevard - east of I-75.
The temporary water interruption is part of the Lee County Orange River Boulevard Sidewalk and Utility Improvements Project.
According to a press release, the impacted areas include 460 residences and three commercial sites.
The county advises that this area will be without water from 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m., starting on Monday.
The precautionary boil water notice will take effect that day when water service is restored.
The notice is expected to be lifted midweek.
Areas affected include:
Starting Monday, the county asks that people in this area boil water at rolling boil for one minute.
This includes water for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes.
You can use bottled water as an alternative, too.
Lee County Utilities will keep the affected area under a precautionary Boil Water Notice until bacteriological testing shows the drinking water is safe.
If you live in the area, you can always check these sites for more information: www.leegov.com [leegov.com], www.leegov.com/utilities [leegov.com] and Lee County Government’s Facebook [facebook.com].
