The town of Selma lifted its boil water advisory after a water main broke Monday.
The town extended the advisory Tuesday evening for another 24 hours before ending it on Wednesday.
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"The Selma water department prides itself on providing safe and clean drinking water to all residents," said the spokesperson in a statement. "It is their top priority to ensure that all testing provides positive results before lifting the advisory."
According to the town, the break at River Road near Thompson Drive has been repaired. Residents were urged to use boiled water or bottled water.
Selma mayor Byron McAllister said water pressure will return later Monday night, but water will not be safe to drink without boiling it first until Tuesday.
"It's a matter of water tanks around the community filling back up so pressure is restored to the system," McAllister said.
McAllister said crews found a 12-inch water line where maps had said a six-inch line was supposed to be, but was thankful crews were able to repair the line by the end of the day Monday.
"To have that repaired in 10 hours is amazing," McAllister said. "We had some amazing folks out there on the ground in the heat doing the work to make sure we got water restored properly to the town of Selma."
A spokesperson with the town of Selma said all customers had either low water pressure or no water at all for most of the day.
"[I] had to get some water from the pool from my friend," said Gloria Rosario, who lives in Selma. "They brought water for the toilet. I have to buy water to cook."
Various restaurants were forced to close due to the advisory.
The Town of Selma Water And Sewer Division provides water and sewer service for 2,900 people in and around Selma.
A spokesperson also advised caution when using appliances connected to the water lines, with McAllister adding for the importance for citizens to communicate what they need from the town.
"Our fire department went ot one of our local businesses to provide extra water to make sure they could use some of their equipment," McAllister said. "[It's about] making sure town citizens are able to communicate with us and make requests for needs."