Good news folks, the ban has been lifted. Customers of Arizona American Water in Scottsdale/Paradise Valley may return to using their tap water as normal. According to a press release on Arizona American's website:

Impacted customers may wish to run their water briefly to flush their systems, as well as remove water from their hot water tanks. Hot water tanks could contain affected water.

Earlier in the week, Arizona American Water took its treatment plant offline, and then flushed the system to reduce the levels of TCE in the water. Robust sampling has confirmed that the water now meets or surpasses all standards for drinking water. The company is investigating what the malfunction was at the plant and will take all corrective measures.

Arizona American Water is notifying customers today via automated phone calls that the water is now acceptable to drink. Customers with questions may e-mail infoaz@amwater.com or call 800 383 0834.

Amazing. They tout that they are going to use the same broken system - the one that leaves out 35% of its customers - to alert customers to the ban lift. Priceless.