university heights, woodley park, and bright wood park, boil the water beforeonsuming it. the city hopes to lift the advisory sometime today. until then the water advisory means extra work for servers and bartenders. servers are boiling water and waiters are serving customers bottled water. >> we purchase water bottles still in sparkling for 'snsumption. thhe best we can do. we're obviously being safe and careful about it. >>> pet owners don't give your pets tap water, at least without boiling it first. for more information on what exacy you should and shoul not be doing, the city says you should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, brushing your teeth, preparing a cooking food, making ice and for preparing baby formula. agai remember the same rules apply for water for your pets. >>> we're told it is still safe to shower but you should avoid llallowing the water. many of you have questions about the wer safety warning. we'll stay on top of the breaking story and bring you updates fm d.c. on the status of the alert. for more information, open our nbc washington app. a

water advisory is complicating life and business in eight d.c.oo neighbo from cleveland park to woodley park and glover park, logan circle, columbia heights and university heights and then as far as north asen fort to and brightwood park. you have to boil your water before you consume it. >> shomari stone is live inside home to explain why the warn dg means extra work for servers and bartenders. gh reporter: well, that's i'm here at the homestead restaurant in northwest d.c. people are goi to restaurants, bars, establishments looking at menus, placing orders, going to the waiters and asking for water. little do they know that water is coming fr boiled o bottled water. that's what the waiters are telling them due to this advisory. and it's not just businesses. there are home owners having people over for dinner t tight any boiled their water for the evening. >> and totally frustrated that i have to boil the water in order to cook any of tha meals. vegetables.any >> she isn't used to boiling water on a friday night. >> it takes more time to prepare anything or to think about doing anything tha

neighborhoods from cleveland park to woodley park and glover then as far north as bright wood park. you must woil theer before consuming it. the city says it hopes to lift the advisory sometime today. now, until then that water warning means extra work for servers and bartenders. chefs at affected areas are boiling their wa all before preparing meals and the waiters are serving customers bottled water. >> purchased water bottles i sparkling for consumption. that's the best that we can do. we're obviously being safe and careful about it. >>> a reminder for pet owners. doot give your pets tap water, at least without boiling it first. more informationn what you should and should not be doing. the city says you should use boiled water for drinking, ushing your teeth, preparing and cooking food and making ice and for preparing baby formula. again, remember the same rules apply for water that involves your pets. we're told it is still safe to shower but you should avoid swallowing the water. >>> we know many of you still have questions about the water safety warnings. we're going to stay