I’ve seen a recommendation to turn off the water to our toilets. What is the purpose of this?

This recommendation is to help protect your water service lines. When water service lines are depressurized, there is a higher vulnerability of having cross connect issues or backflow issues that can lead to contamination of the line. Isolating those valves reduces the risk of a backflow incident.  

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1. How will I know if my water system will be affected?
2. When is my water going to be back on?
3. How do I know my water is safe to drink?
4. Our water system is connected to multiple households. Should we shut off the water at the meter?
5. If City of Everett crews are shutting off the city-owned meters, should we still close our valves in the house?
6. I’ve seen a recommendation to turn off the water to our toilets. What is the purpose of this?
7. Will the City/Utility pay for impacted customers to stay in a hotel/rental property during the shutdown?
8. How do we go about transferring our water service from the Everett’s water transmission line to the PUD water distribution system?