(KNZA)--A water outage is planned in the Brown County Community of Willis.

The outage is to begin at 9:00 Thursday morning ( February 10 ) and is expected to last up to 8 hours.

City officials say the outage is necessary in order to make repairs at the pump house.

Once water service has been restored, a boil advisory will be in place until further notice.

Customers are advised to boil the water they use for drinking or food preparation for one minute prior to use or use bottled water.