The school, along with all city of Ottawa water customers, remained under a boil order advisory until at least Thursday morning.
Photo by John Jared Hawks/The Ottawa Herald Providing healthy water for consumption was a top concern in Ottawa Tuesday and Wednesday after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory.
City officials said Wednesday morning a water sample was sent to KDHE lab in Topeka and they were awaiting the results.
City officials said any updates will be released when they become available.
The Ottawa school district provided bottled water Wednesday for students and staff as a cautionary measure, Dr. Jeanne Stroh, superintendent, said Wednesday.
We had great students at the middle and high schools who also helped.
We had all the water delivered about 7:30 a.m. or a quarter to 8.
We don’t want anybody to get sick.” Starbucks, located inside Price Chopper, 120 E. 19th St., Ottawa, was closed Wednesday because of the boil order, and will not reopen until it is rescinded, a manager said.
“We are pretty much dried up,” he said Wednesday morning.
There is always a run, people need water.” Waymire said Price Chopper provided bottled water to Ransom Memorial Hospital and Ottawa University.

Pennsylvania American Water has lifted the boil water advisory for approximately 100,000 customers in Washington and southern Allegheny counties that had been in place since Monday because of cloudy water problems.
The company announced the advisory was lifted shortly after noon, after getting results from a second round of state required testing that show turbidity levels were meeting federal standards at the company’s Aldrich Purification Plant on the Monongahela River in Union Township, Washington County.
The water company’s news release said, “Acceptable test results were obtained from samples collected on November 6 and 7, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has authorized lifting of the advisory.” The private water utility said a malfunctioning water filter at the Aldrich facility Monday morning caused turbidity, or cloudiness in the water that was more than twice the federal standard.
That water filter was fixed and contaminated water was flushed from the entire purification facility Monday.
The state required the company to pass two turbidity tests done 24-hours apart before it could lift the boil water advisory.
Turbidity, or cloudiness of water, does not make water unsafe to drink, but it may interfere with disinfection and allow for growth of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, the water company acknowledged on its Webpage Tuesday.
Those “bugs” can cause a variety of health problems, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches, especially affecting people with compromised immune systems, the elderly and infants.
Pennsylvania American said none of the test results showed contamination due to any of the disease-causing organisms.
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Pennsylvania American Water officials said Wednesday morning that the first set of water samples tested overnight came back with no signs of contamination.
However, the boil water advisory will remain in effect until the results from a second round of samples are tested and are clear of contaminants.
The water company had expected the advisory to remain until at least Wednesday.
Cloudy tap water prompted the boil water advisory on Monday.
The private utility said the cause of the turbidity that prompted the precautionary advisory in 55 municipalities was a malfunctioning filter at the company’s Aldrich Purification Plant on the Monongahela River in Union Township, Washington County.
The first samples were taken Monday night, the second round of samples Tuesday night.
Turbidity readings and total coliform tests are done in-house, and Pennsylvania American’s lab is certified by DEP.
But it may interfere with disinfection and allow for growth of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, the water company acknowledged on its website Tuesday.
Those “bugs” can cause a variety of health problems, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches, especially affecting people with compromised immune systems, the elderly and infants.
▪ Dravosburg: 226 Maple Ave ▪ Elrama Volunteer Fire Company: 17 Elrama Ave, Union Township ▪ Hanover Township: 11 Municipal Drive ▪ Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department: 925 Old Clairton Road ▪ Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department: 451 W. Main St. ▪ Morris Township: 77 Park Drive ▪ North Franklin Township Fire Dept., 565 Sylvan Drive ▪ North Strabane Fire Department: 2550 Washington Road ▪ South Fayette Township Library: 515 Millers Run Road ▪ South Park Township Library: 2575 Brownsville Road ▪ Upper St Clair Community & Recreation Center: 1551 Mayview Road ▪ Washington Mall: 301 Oak Spring Road, Washington, Pa. ▪ Washington Park: 900 East Wheeling Street, Washington, Pa.

Pennsylvania American Water officials said Wednesday morning that the first set of water samples tested overnight came back with no signs of contamination.
However, the boil water advisory will remain in effect until the results from a second round of samples are tested and are clear of contaminants.
The water company had expected the advisory to remain until at least Wednesday.
Cloudy tap water prompted the boil water advisory on Monday.
The private utility said the cause of the turbidity that prompted the precautionary advisory in 55 municipalities was a malfunctioning filter at the company’s Aldrich Purification Plant on the Monongahela River in Union Township, Washington County.
The first samples were taken Monday night, the second round of samples Tuesday night.
Turbidity readings and total coliform tests are done in-house, and Pennsylvania American’s lab is certified by DEP.
But it may interfere with disinfection and allow for growth of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, the water company acknowledged on its website Tuesday.
Those “bugs” can cause a variety of health problems, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches, especially affecting people with compromised immune systems, the elderly and infants.
▪ Dravosburg: 226 Maple Ave ▪ Elrama Volunteer Fire Company: 17 Elrama Ave, Union Township ▪ Hanover Township: 11 Municipal Drive ▪ Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department: 925 Old Clairton Road ▪ Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department: 451 W. Main St. ▪ Morris Township: 77 Park Drive ▪ North Franklin Township Fire Dept., 565 Sylvan Drive ▪ North Strabane Fire Department: 2550 Washington Road ▪ South Fayette Township Library: 515 Millers Run Road ▪ South Park Township Library: 2575 Brownsville Road ▪ Upper St Clair Community & Recreation Center: 1551 Mayview Road ▪ Washington Mall: 301 Oak Spring Road, Washington, Pa. ▪ Washington Park: 900 East Wheeling Street, Washington, Pa.

Pennsylvania American Water officials said Wednesday morning that the first set of water samples overnight came back with no signs of contamination.
However, the boil water advisory will remain in effect until the results from a second round of samples are tested and are clear of contaminants.
The water company had expected the advisory to remain until at least Wednesday.
Cloudy tap water prompted the boil water advisory on Monday.
The private utility said the cause of the turbidity that prompted the precautionary advisory in 55 municipalities was a malfunctioning filter at the company’s Aldrich Purification Plant on the Monongahela River in Union Township, Washington County.
The company first reported “a spike” in turbidity at 5:30 a.m. Monday, according to the DEP’s field order.
The first samples were taken Monday night, the second round of samples Tuesday night.
Turbidity readings and total coliform tests are done in-house, and Pennsylvania American’s lab is certified by DEP.
But it may interfere with disinfection and allow for growth of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, the water company acknowledged on its website Tuesday.
Those “bugs” can cause a variety of health problems, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches, especially affecting people with compromised immune systems, the elderly and infants.

The boil water advisory for approximately 100,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in southern Allegheny and Washington counties that began Monday night because of cloudy tap water will last at least until Wednesday morning, but may extend into the afternoon.
Ms. Walters said the cause of the turbidity problem that prompted the precautionary advisory in 55 municipalities was a malfunctioning filter at the company’s Aldrich Purification Plant on the Monongahela River in Union Township, Washington County.
The water supplier must pass two turbidity tests taken a day apart before the boil water advisory can be lifted.
Turbidity, or cloudiness of water, does not make water unsafe to drink, but it may interfere with disinfection and allow for growth of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, the water company acknowledged on its Webpage Tuesday.
Those “bugs” can cause a variety of health problems, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea and headaches, especially affecting people with compromised immune systems, the elderly and infants.
Ms. Walters said no tests done so far show contamination by any of the disease-causing organisms.
However, as a precaution, the company is advising customers in the affected areas to bring all water to a boil for one minute or use bottled water.
Pennsylvania American has two water intakes on the Monongahela River, Becks Run, located in Baldwin Borough, Allegheny County, and the Aldrich intake, approximately 21 miles south of Becks Run in Union Township, Washington County.
The water from that intake is pumped two miles to PAWC’s Hays Mine Purification Plant in Baldwin Borough, Allegheny County before it is distributed to customers.
PAWC states on its Webpage that it will inform customers “when tests show no bacteria and you no longer need to boil your water.” For more information, visit the PAWC Web site at www.pennsylvaniaamwater.com, and select Alerts Notification, or contact Pennsylvania American Water’s customer service center at 800-565-7292.

A boil water advisory was put into effect Nov. 6 for at least 100,000 customers in Allegheny and Washington counties, including people living in several South Hills communities.
The advisory announced by Pennsylvania American Water affected customers in more than 50 communities, including South Fayette, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, South Park, North Fayette, Peters Township, Canonsburg and Cecil.
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Potable water tanks for those residents were set up at the Bethel Park Community Center, South Fayette Township Library, Upper St Clair Community Recreation Center and Peters Township Municipal Building.
People are asked to bring their own containers to fill with water.
The company said water samples showed turbidity levels, or cloudiness, above normal standards.
The high turbidity level indicated a possibility that the water might contain disease-causing organisms.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and preparing food.
For more information about the boil water advisory or to see if your community is included, go to Pennsylvania American Water’s website at www.amwater.com/paaw/alerts.

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA – Upper St. Clair is one of more than 50 communities in Allegheny and Washington counties that is under a boil water advisory until further notice.
The Pennsylvania American Water Company, which issued the advisory late Monday, said samples taken Monday had high turbidity levels that increase chances the water might contain disease-causing organisms.
Penn American is advising the 100,000 customers affected by the advisory to bring all water to a boil for at least one minute and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms.
Pennsylvania American Water is taking corrective actions, including draining its affected water storage tanks, to address the issue.
The problem is expected to be resolved by Tuesday evening.
A water buffalo for residents is staged in the township municipal center parking lot.for residents to use.
It is located in the parking area between the police station and municipal building.Pennsylvania American Water also has a water tanker available at the Upper St Clair Community & Recreation Center on Mayview Road.Residents should bring their own containers when visiting a tanker for drinking water.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply in Garden Plain in Sedgwick County.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a chlorine malfunction.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
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.
Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
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UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA – Upper St. Clair is one of more than 50 communities in Allegheny and Washington counties that is under a boil water advisory until further notice.
The Pennsylvania American Water Company, which issued the advisory late Monday, said samples taken Monday had high turbidity levels that increase chances the water might contain disease-causing organisms.
Penn American is advising the 100,000 customers affected by the advisory to bring all water to a boil for at least one minute and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms.
These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can trigger nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.
Pennsylvania American Water is taking corrective actions, including draining its affected water storage tanks, to address the issue.
The problem is expected to be resolved by Tuesday evening.
Pennsylvania American Water has a water tanker available at the Upper St Clair Community & Recreation Center on Mayview Road.Residents should bring their own containers when visiting a tanker for drinking water.
Subscribe The boil water advisory applies to the following communities: Allegheny County Bethel Park Clairton Dravosburg Elizabeth Township Elizabeth Borough Glassport Jefferson Jefferson Hills Borough Liberty Lincoln North Fayette South Fayette South Park Upper Saint Clair West Elizabeth