The Town of Ituna in under an indefinite boil water advisory following work on its filtration system.
On Tuesday, the town declared water restrictions.
They are now hauling in treated water from Melville, Scully added.
“And anytime you do that the risk increases substantially that something could happen.” But he said there’s no reason to believe that the water is actually unsafe, only that there’s a potential it could become contaminated.
The advisory is causing inconvenience for local business owners.
“I don’t want people getting sick,” she said.
I just can’t.” Instead, she plans to drive to get jugs of water from Kelliher, about 25 minutes away.
And she’s finding other creative solutions.
“You’ve got to wash tomatoes, so I’m just not putting tomatoes on burgers,” she said.
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