Residents in parts of the Harrogate district are being advised not to drink their tap water following test results showing the supply does not currently meet usual safety standards.
The precautionary notice affects several properties in the HG3 area, including parts of Darley, Birstwith, and Menwith Hill.
Affected addresses include homes and buildings on Forest Moor, Menwith Hill Road, Cote Hill Road, Back Road, Stumps Lane, Sleights Lane, and Langer Hill Lane.
Customers living at these properties are being asked to follow the current advice, which includes not drinking tap water, not using it for cooking or preparing food, brushing teeth, or giving it to pets.
Boiling the water will not make it safe to drink.
Tap water can still be used for washing, bathing, flushing toilets, and washing dishes and clothes.
The following areas have been issued with a Do Not Drink notice:
| Dwelling Houses Forest Moor Darley Harrogate | HG3 2QF |
| Building 20 Raf Menwith Hill Forest Moor Darley Harrogate | HG3 2QF |
| Turpins Fold Menwith Hill Road Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RA |
| Raf Menwith Hill Forest Moor Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RF |
| Turpins Lair Menwith Hill Road Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RA |
| Radio Field Station In The Rating District Of Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 |
| Houses (10) Menwith Hill Stn In The Rating District Of Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2RJ |
| Coronation Farm Cote Hill Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LN |
| North Pole Menwith Hill Road Darley Harrogate | HG3 2LJ |
| Cote Hill Cote Hill Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LN |
| Wayside House Farm Back Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LJ |
| Millstone Cottage Stumps Lane Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RR |
| Stone Beds Stumps Lane Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RR |
| Springfield Farm Langer Hill Lane High Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2QS |
| Lolly Bogs Menwith Hill Road Darley Harrogate | HG3 2LJ |
| Sleights Barn Fields Lofthouse Harrogate | HG3 2LJ |
| Springfield Farm Sleights Lane High Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LH |
| Sleights Farm High Birstwith Harrogate North Yorkshire | HG3 2LJ |
| The Water Tower Back Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2JH |
| Brackenwood High Birstwith Harrogate North Yorkshire | HG3 2JH |
| Well House Cote Hill Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LN |
| The Barn, Adj Well House Farm Cote Hill Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LN |
| 4 Woodside Back Road High Birstwith | HG3 2JH |
| Sports Field Back Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2JG |
| 3 Woodside Back Road High Birstwith | HG3 2JH |
| Homelea 2 Woodside Back Road High Birstwith | HG3 2JH |
| 1 Woodside Back Road High Birstwith | HG3 2JH |
| Brackenthwaite Farm Back Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2JH |
| Dickens Dyke Farm Stumps Lane Darley Harrogate | HG3 2RR |
| Staupes Farm, Cote Hill Road Staups Road Felliscliffe Harrogate | HG3 2LN |
| Crow Tree Farm Sleights Lane High Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2LH |
| Somerset House Back Road Birstwith Harrogate | HG3 2JH |
| Cinder Hills Farm Langer Hill Lane |
The Do Not Drink notice remains in place while further testing is carried out to identify the cause and confirm when the supply is safe again.
Other areas are being asked to boil their water before drinking it.
You can find out which areas are under notice here.
Anyone with questions or in need of further assistance is advised to contact their water supplier directly and continue following the official guidance until further updates are issued.

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