Residents in

South Fulton and Coweta counties are breathing a sigh of relief after

last week's water scare.

Fairburn City

Clerk Nancy Faulkner said a major break in one of Atlanta's water mains

last Thursday forced residents to boil their water all weekend.

"Any time

you have a major break like this, you have to boil the water as a safety

precaution," she said.

Residents in

Coweta County also were affected, since the county recently started purchasing

water from the city of Atlanta.

The boiling

order was lifted Monday, but residents have still been flooding local

governments with complaints of rust in the water.

Faulkner said

when water pressure drops and then is raised dramatically, rust on the

inside of the pipes tend to flake off and appear in resident's water.

morning, Faulkner said many of the complaints had died down, but urged

residents to report any further problems to City Hall.

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