SAVANNAH, Ga. () — A water boil advisory has been partially lifted in certain areas surrounding the city of Savannah, but is it safe to drink tap water immediately?

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even if water is considered safe, there are some important steps people need to take as any water that remained in home plumbing systems or appliances during the advisory may still be contaminated:

1. Flush pipes: The CDC advises to flush faucets and drinking fountains for five minutes to flush water that could’ve been contaminated.
2. Ice cubes: If you have an automatic ice maker, the ice sitting in your fridge is likely to be contaminated. Toss away any ice for 24 hours to ensure you don’t keep any contaminated ice.
3. Change filters: It is recommended that you replace water filters.

Bathing and showering are safe even during a boil advisory. However, if infants, young children or anyone with a weakened immune system are using tap water for shower, the CDC recommends that they use bottled or boiled water if a boil water advisory is still active.