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Boil advisory rescinded for Allen County Rural District No. 4

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ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) rescinds the boil water advisory for Allen County Rural Water District No. 4. The advisory was issued dues to a loss of pressure in the distribution system.

Laboratory testing samples collected from Allen County Rural Water District No. 4 indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination. KDHE deemed all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination to be resolved.

If you have questions, KDHE asks you contact the water system or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514.

Parsons ‘strongly recommends’ residents boil their water

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PARSONS, Kan. – The City of Parsons implements a voluntary boil order as crews monitor and test the city’s water system.

While there is not a KDHE mandatory boil order currently in effect, official strongly recommend residents boil water they plan on cooking with or drinking for at least the next 24-48 hours. Parsons is also recommending health services and others at-need- residents use bottled water for drinking.

City crews are currently testing water at a dozen points throughout the city. Once the city gets official confirmation on the system or water sampling, it share that information on its official Facebook page.

 

At this time there is NOT a mandatory boil order from KDHE however the City has implemented a voluntary boil order for…

Posted by Parsons, KS Public Information Office on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Elk City, KS boil water advisory rescinded

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ELK CITY, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) rescinds a boil water advisory for the City of Elk City, Kansas. KDHE issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system.

Laboratory testing samples collected from the Elk City indicated no evidence of bacteriological contamination and KDHE officials deemed all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination to be resolved.

For consumer questions, you can contact the water system or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage.

Carterville under boil advisory as crews work on broken water main

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CARTEVILLE, Mo. –  The City of Carterville, Missouri has been put under a boil advisory as crews work to fix a water main break. Webb City is providing backup water in the meantime.

Officials say a large 6″ break happened around 10:00 p.m. Monday at Pine and Main street. The break left the whole city without water. Crews say the well seal and bearings went out, and believe the failure was caused by high demand on the well pump over the past two days. The city will have to install a new pump.

Carterville returned to Webb City water, but due to a lack of pressure the city will need to use a booster pump to bring enough water into the system.

Wednesday morning the Carterville issued a boil order. It will be passing out free cases of water to residents at the Carterville Community Center. There is currently a two case per household limit.

Boil Water Advisory issued for portion of Neosho County Rural Water District 4

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NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is issuing a boil water advisory for part of Neosho County Rural Water District 4. The advisory affects the area of the system East of Highway 59 and South of the Labette/Neosho County Line.

Authorities say the advisory will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure in the system. A loss of pressure may lead to inadequate chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

KDHE says customers should observe the following precautions:

  • If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
  • Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
  • Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker.
  • Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
  • Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

For questions you can contact the water system or KDHE at 785-296-5514.