One of the very challenging and less measurable effects is the fear that comes along with a boil water advisory. While there need to be multiple testings showing the water is safe in order to lift a boil water advisory, it's very challenging for a community to trust that this water they were just told was dangerous is now safe for consumption.
We're very thankful to the operators, the drinking water officers and all the folks who developed materials we can share with community members about how to function safely during and after a boil water advisory, but certainly that fear is not something that disappears immediately. It can have lasting effects, because those communities wonder whether this same problem may occur again and whether it's safe for their children to drink the water on a day-to-day basis.