DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Thousands of residents in southern Iowa are without clean drinking water, prompting many communities to issue a boil water order.
The Southern Iowa Rural Water Association said the Creston Water Treatment plant had a failure in its membrane filtration system, which increases the chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms.
The problem affects Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties.
Officials say the water may contain bacteria, viruses and parasites, which is why customers should boil water or purchase bottled water.
The association said the parts it needs to fix the issue should be delivered and installed by the beginning of next week.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will then test the water to make sure it’s OK before lifting the boil order.
Anyone with questions can contact SIRWA at 641-782-5744.

BLUEFIELD — Officials with West Virginia American Water announced Sunday afternoon that a precautionary boil water advisory for the entire water system’s district in Bluefield, W.Va. has been lifted, but Bluefield, Va. customers remain under the advisory.
The advisory was issued Friday due to discolored water in parts of the system following the connection of a newly installed water main.
Crews have flushed the system extensively to clear areas with discolored water, and results of water quality testing have confirmed that water quality meets drinking water standards, company officials said in a statement issued Sunday.
There is no further need to boil water prior to consumption.
Customers will be notified of the lifting of the advisory by the CodeRED emergency notification system, company officials said.
Due to differences in state drinking water regulations, customers of Bluefield Valley Water Works – West Virginia American Water’s subsidiary in Bluefield, Va. – remain under the precautionary boil water advisory.
The company will notify these customers through the local media when the advisory can be lifted per Virginia Department of Health regulations.
Customers are encouraged to share this information with other West Virginia American Water customers in the affected area, company officials said.
For more information, contact West Virginia American Water’s customer service center at 1-800-685-8660.

Crane Collapse in Lauderhill A precautionary boil water advisory is in effect in Lauderhill as a result of Wednesday afternoon’s crane collapse.
Officials say residents who live or work at Northwest 11th Street to Northwest 12th Street on Northwest 43rd Terrace, Northwest 11th Street to Northwest 12th Street on Northwest 46th Avenue and Northwest 43rd Terrace to Northwest 46th Avenue on Northwest 11th avenue are affected.
As a precaution, officials urge residents boil all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes.
A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient.
The water notice will remain in effect until the problem has been corrected and a bacteria survey conducted on the water shows that it is safe to drink.
Anyone with questions can contact the city of Lauderhill had 954-730-4225.

DIETRICH — Dietrich residents are still advised to boil their water before drinking it, the Department of Environmental Quality said Wednesday afternoon.
One of the water samples came back clean, but the other sample tested positive for coliform, drinking water and engineering manager Mike Brown said.
The department is flushing and retesting the water, a process that takes at least 24 hours.
The DEQ began testing Dietrich city water last Thursday after a former city employee was found dead in his apartment next to a cannister of nitrogen.
The Dietrich mayor said at the time there were concerns that the man had somehow contaminated the water.
The coliform in the water wouldn’t have been caused by that sort of contamination, Brown said.
Tests over the weekend found that the source water was clean.
Instead, the coliform in the sample is likely a result of the depressurization that occurred during testing, Brown said.
He said that it could have come “from any number of sources,” such as bad handling of the sample.

DIETRICH — The investigation into a Dietrich man found dead in his home last week continues as first responders recover from nitrogen exposure, the Lincoln County sheriff said Tuesday.
Thomas Young, 62, was discovered lying next to a cannister of then-unknown gas — later identified as nitrogen — Thursday morning.
Dietrich Mayor Don Heiken told reporters last week that Young was a former city employee who was fired on May 9 after an altercation that involved police.
Tom Young was listed as an employee with the Public Works Department on the Dietrich city website as of late Tuesday afternoon.
Young was arrested on May 9 — the same day that Heiken says he fired him — after police were dispatched to Dietrich City Hall for a report of an argument, court records say.
A woman who had come to city hall to pay a water bill told police she witnessed a heated argument between Young and another employee, a Lincoln County deputy wrote in an affidavit.
The woman said she started to record the argument between Young and his coworker because she had never seen Young so upset, according to the affidavit.
When the woman called 911 on an office phone, Young attempted to grab the office phone away from her, punching her chin with his fist in the process, she said.
The employee Young was arguing with told police Young frequently got angry at coworkers and that others in the office were afraid of him, according to the deputy’s affidavit.
Initial tests of Dietrich city water came back clean, but a boil advisory was still in effect as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Michael Brown, drinking water and engineering manager with the Department of Environmental Quality.

A boil water advisory has been issued by Trenton Municipal Utilities, with water to be shut off in north Trenton for three hours on Thursday for installation of a new valve.
Water will be off beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, at which time a boil advisory will also be issued.
The advisory will continue until 2 p.m. on Friday, unless otherwise extended.
The area affected by the shutoff and

A water boil advisory has been issued for the 300 and 400 block of Allen Avenue, according to the City of Findlay Water Distribution Department.
Officials recommend that until further notice, customers vigorously boil any water used for drinking, cooking or oral hygiene for at least one minute, or use bottled water instead.

DIXON, Mo.
— A boil advisory is still in effect for residents in Dixon, Missouri.
Yesterday, a water line broke at 2nd and Walnut — but the Dixon Police Department says crews have repaired that line, and water pressure should be back to normal.
However, a routine boil advisory was issued, just in the off chance bacteria got into the line.
Police say there’s no immediate threat to residents at this moment, though.
The water will be tested tomorrow morning for bacteria.
We’ll let you know the results, and if the advisory has been lifted.

ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Estill County Water District No.
1 has issued a boil water advisory for the following areas: Coral Avenue S. Winn Avenue Red Lick Road starting at 55 Red Lick to 353 Red Lick Rd.
Please boil your water until further notice.

UPDATE @ 9:50 p.m. (May 26) The Warren County Water and Sewer Department lifted a boil advisory Saturday morning for affected residents on Pekin Road and Honeytree Lane.
All Clear Notice issued for 2895-3209 West Pekin & All of Honeytree.
Boil Water Advisory lifted.
— Warren County Water (@warrenco_water) May 26, 2018
A boil advisory has been issued for some residents of this Warren County township.
The affected areas include Pekin Road addresses 2895-3209 and all of Honeytree Lane.
Residents in these areas are advised to boil water for two minutes over the next 24 hours.
Anyone affected can call Warren County Water & Sewer for further details at (513) 695-1377.