Boil Water Alert Guidance - Next Steps
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Guidance on how to safely resume operations after the Boil Order Notice is lifted
A. Flush the building’s water lines for at least five minutes and clean faucet screens. Note that the water heater will take more than 5 minutes, but it needs to be emptied.
B. Flush and sanitize all water-using fixtures and appliances, such as ice machines, beverage dispensers, beverage “gun” dispensers, hot water heaters, direct water source machines, dishwashing machines and any other such equipment.
C. Run ice machines through two cycles of ice production and discard the ice. Then clean and sanitize the bin.
D. Clean and sanitize all fixtures, sinks, and equipment connected to water lines.
E. If water filtration systems are present, the filters will need to be replaced.
When all of these steps have been performed (after the boil water advisory has been lifted) a food service establishment may return to normal operations. The Certified Food Manager is the responsible person who must assure that all requirements are met. Questions may be directed to City of Arlington’s Health Division at 817-459-6656.
All establishments are strongly encouraged to follow the Center for Disease Control (CDC) social distancing recommendations. Specific industry recommendations can be found under the Food Inspection Program, Child Care Center Inspection Program and Hotel Premises and Sanitation Inspections Program pages listed on the tabs to the left.
Recommendations and updates from Tarrant County Public Health can be found by clicking this link.
Texas Restaurant Association has Coronavirus Guidance Resources available by clicking this link.
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The City of Arlington's Health Services provides services to citizens to reduce the incidence of preventable illness and disease within the city.
Reopening a Food Facility After Extended Closure (PDF)
Health Services provides the following services:
- Conducts plan review and inspections of all food establishments and child care centers
- Issues permits for all food establishments, child care centers, temporary food events, mobile food trucks, push carts, summer feeding programs, public swimming pools, and on-site sewage facilities
- Investigation of health related complaints
- Registration of Certified Food Managers (CFM)
- Management of mosquito borne disease surveillance program - Target Ground Spraying (MSDS)
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