Pagbawi

Recovery Operations (Food, Lodging, & Camping) After a Boil Water Advisory

Only your permitted Virginia Public Waterworks or the Virginia Department of Health can say when a BWA has ended.

Flush pipes/faucets BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE

Follow directions from your water authority, or use this general guidance (complete all 4 steps):

1. Run outside taps for about 10 minutes to bring fresh water from the main water line to your property.
2. Start with the cold-water faucet closest to where the water enters your building. Run all cold-water faucets for at least 5 minutes to bring fresh water into your plumbing. Begin on the lower floors and work your way to upper floors.
3. Remove and clean faucet
4. I-flush ang mga tangke ng mainit na tubig.

These flushing steps are necessary even if the water was turned off during the BWA. Note: the water authority may direct that flushing is unnecessary due to the nature of the BWA.

Dishwashing

• Clean and sanitize dishwashing machines, three compartment sinks, buckets, food contact surfaces, utensils, and other equipment before use.

Kagamitan

• Flush, clean, and sanitize all equipment connected to tap water according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Replace all filters.
• Examples- post-mix beverage machines, spray misters, coffee or tea urns, ice machines, glass washers, dishwashers

Mga sistema ng filter ng tubig

• Palitan ang mga filter sa mga kagamitan tulad ng mga water chiller, ice machine, atbp.
• Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle. Flush drinking fountains by running continuously for at least five minutes.

Mga fountain dispenser at soda gun

• Run each beverage valve on every dispenser for at least four minutes.
• Take off the dispensing nozzles and removable parts, then clean and sanitize them.
• Clean and sanitize ice bins.

Pagkain

Make sure all food is still within its use-by date. Throw away any food and drinks made with contaminated water.

Mga makina ng yelo

• Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to flush and clean ice machines or have a service provider clean the equipment.
• Example cleaning/sanitizing procedure:
  • Throw out any remaining ice and replace any filters
  • Flush the water line to the machine.
  • Close the valve on the water line behind the machine and disconnect the water line from the machine.
  • Open the valve, run water through the valve for 10-15 minutes, and dispose of the water.
  • Close the valve, reconnect the water line to the machine inlet, and reopen the valve.
  • I-flush ang mga linya ng tubig sa makina.
  • Replace all filters not designed to be cleaned in place.
  • Clean and sanitize all parts and surfaces that contact water/ice, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Turn on the machine; throw away the first three batches of ice.