Nearly 1,300 homes in the city of Lincoln are affected by a boil water order issued Wednesday after one home’s water supply tested positive twice for E. coli bacteria.
Two water samples taken from a house on June 11 and Monday tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
Bismarck is not affected by the contamination, according to Greg Wavra, manager of the state Department of Health’s Drinking Water Program.
City officials were scrambling Wednesday to notify residents, initially informing Lincoln Elementary School staff and students there for summer programs to not drink from the water fountains.
Becky Geiger and her sons, Lainn, 5, and Vann, 9, were out canvassing their south Lincoln neighborhood, placing brightly colored flyers onto doors, warning residents not to drink the water.
Lewellyn said she is concerned about the boil water order, because she is still bottle feeding her 15 month old daughter, and is using tap water.
It takes 24 hours plus to get a positive test off your water," he said.
Wise said the city doesn’t know where the source of the contamination is.
He said they tested houses on both sides on the house that tested positive, and results came back negative.
Wavra, who is with the state Health Department, said samples will be taken from nine site locations, and the Health Department will not lift the boil water order until water samples from all locations come back negative.

LINCOLN, N.D. — A boil water order is currently in effect in the city of Lincoln just outside of Bismarck after a water sample from a house tested positive for E.coli bacteria.
The North Dakota Department of Health notified city officials this morning that E.coli bacteria was found in water samples taken from a home on June 11 and June 18.
Residents must bring all water to a boil for a minute and let it cool before using it, or drink bottled water.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation until further notice.
Although Bismarck provides water to Lincoln through a master meter system, the boil order is only being applied to Lincoln, according to Greg Wavra, manager of the Department of Health’s Drinking Water Program.
"It’s just isolated to Lincoln.
It’s their distribution system," he said.
Wavra said the Health Department will not lift the boil order until water samples from all nine site locations come back satisfactorily.
Additional samples will be taken this afternoon, and it takes 24 hours to get results back from the lab.
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Customers on Easley Rd., Lauderdale Rd., Marshall Rd., Stone Rd., North State Road 161 north of Heilman, and the Town of Heilman should boil their drinking water.
The precautionary advisory is recommended because of a drinking water problem.
The decision was made in consultation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
Water should be brought to a complete boil for five minutes before using.
Also, until the problem is resolved, water officials ask that water be conserved and that people only use what is necessary for household and personal needs.
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(This story was originally published on June 19, 2018)

Customers are advised to boil for three minutes any tap water they intend to use for consumption, such as for drinking, cooking or making ice.
After boiling water, customers should let the water cool before consuming it.

The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District has announced precautionary boil advisories that go until further notice.
One boil advisory affects rural water customers north of Browning on Highway 5 to Denver Road, with yet another advisory issued for customers on Tower Road.
A third boil advisory was issued yesterday for all rural water customers on Route N between Highway 5 and Friend Drive including Forum and England Drives.
All boil water advisories are in effect for Sullivan County customers until further notice is issued from the office in Milan.

Shreveport officials have issued a boil advisory for much of north Shreveport after multiple water line breaks caused low pressure and a loss of water.
Areas affected include west of Grimmett Drive, north of Interstate-220, east of Hilry Huckaby and north and east of Cross Lake.
Repairs are in progress.
Once water is restored, water supplied by the distribution system to homes and businesses may be of questionable microbiological quality.
It is recommended that water be disinfected before consumption, which includes fountain drinks, ice from ice makers, brushing teeth, food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means: Boil water for one full minute in a clean container.
The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil.
(The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a clean bottle or pouring it from one clean container to another.)
Again, please be sure to disinfect water prior to consumption until advised otherwise.
When satisfactory laboratory test results are obtained, the Department of Water & Sewerage with approval from Louisiana Department of Health, will then rescind the Boil Advisory and send notice that the water has been deemed safe.

Municipal water mains located under city streets may have been compromised during the erosion.
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory for any person who is aware that their water service line has been damaged or is experiencing loss of water pressure or discolored water conditions.
Residents and businesses, including food establishments, in the Houghton County area may be affected.
If the water is not clear, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, only drink or cook with bottled water.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, coffee, pop or other beverages, and preparing food until further notice.
If the water is clear, you can bring the water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Instructions are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.
A copy can also be faxed or email to you upon request.
Another notice will be issued when the boil water advisory has been lifted.

Municipal water mains located under city streets may have been compromised during the erosion.
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory for any person who is aware that their water service line has been damaged or is experiencing loss of water pressure or discolored water conditions.
Residents and businesses, including food establishments, in the Houghton County area may be affected.
If the water is not clear, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, only drink or cook with bottled water.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, coffee, pop or other beverages, and preparing food until further notice.
If the water is clear, you can bring the water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Instructions are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.
A copy can also be faxed or email to you upon request.
Another notice will be issued when the boil water advisory has been lifted.

ALEXANDRIA, La.
(KALB) – After more than 24 hours, the boil advisory for the city of Alexandria and some surrounding communities has been lifted.
The City of Alexandria announced a little after 10 p.m. that the Department of Health rescinded the advisory after all the samples collected on June 15 cleared.
The boil advisory was put into effect on Friday morning for the entire city of Alexandria, along with the Poland, Woodworth, Rapides Island, and Latanier communities.

IOWA — A boil advisory has now been lifted for all Iowa counties affected.
On Saturday, the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) removed customers in the Ringgold rural area from the advisory, which has been in effect for more than two weeks.
SIRWA says the advisory was necessary because a membrane filtration system failed at the 12 Mile Water Plant in Creston, potentially contaminating drinking water with bacteria.
The advisory impacted thousands of people in seven southern Iowa counties, all of which have now been removed.
For a list of all areas previously affected, click here.