Seattle Public Utilities is asking Beacon Hill residents to refrain from drinking their tap water until crews are able to repair a broken water main in the area.

SPU says 460 customers from Bennett and Graham Street, between 13th and 16th have been affected.

If you must drink your tap water, SPU wants you to know that:

SPU teams will be arranging to distribute water in the area. Area residents are advised that if they must use water from their taps, they should boil it first. Following are instructions on how to boil your water: * Strain the water through either a cheesecloth, coffee filter, or other clean, porous material to remove as many solid particles and dirt as possible; * Bring the water to a rolling boil for 1 minute; * Let the water cool. Pour into a container that has been boiled or sanitized with chlorine bleach; * To preserve the quality of the water, refrigerate the water until use.

SPU says the problem should be fixed sometime today.