Russell Rural Water District #3 - Boil Water Advisory LIFTED - Update - 06/05//19 - 11:05am
For Immediate Release
June 5, 2019
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Kristi Pankratz 785-296-1317
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Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Russell County Rural Water District 3, for Portions of Russell, Barton and Rush Counties
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Russell County Rural Water District No. 3 located in Russell, Barton and Rush counties. The advisory was issued for Russell RWD No.3 customers located West Galatia because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
Laboratory testing samples collected from Russell County RWD No. 3 indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved.
For consumer questions, please contact the water system or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage: http://www.kdheks.gov/pws/emergencyresponse/water_disruption.htm
KDHE HAS REMOVED THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR RUSSELL COUNTY RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 3 - Updated 11:05 AM - 06/05/19
According to Amy Miller, Barton County Emergency Manager she has just received a call from Dan Wells, KDHE; Hays District Office, who said that the Boil Water Advisory for RWD 3 has been lifted. He reported that the pressure for the district is good and that there was no bacteria present in the water samples.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY - UPDATED 6/3/19 11:15 A.M.
To the customers of Russell County Rural Water District No. 3,
We are no longer on the Water Conservation Watch, the wells in Otis are back up. However, we are still under a Boil Water Advisory. We have sent in samples to KDHE to have them start the process to clear us from the Boil Water Advisory. We will be updating our website www.russellrwd3.com when new information becomes available. Please also look into the website www.kdheks.gov for more information and some tips for how to effectively clean the water and how to flush your meters when the Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.