The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for Public Wholesale Water Supply District No.
23, which includes a number of public water supplies, including Neosho County Rural Water District No.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of high turbidity.
Rural Water District No.
Other districts impacted are Wilson Co. RWD No.
5, Neosho Co. RWD No.
Other cities included are Altoona, Buffalo, Fall River, Fredonia and the Coal Hollow Water Co.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: — Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
— Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
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.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KMOV.com) – All Illinois American Water customers in the Metro East are under a water conservation and boil order until further notice.
Download the KMOV app for breaking news notifications Illinois American Water officials said they will also be switching treatment to “free chlorine,” which does not contain ammonia.
“We want to thank our customers for adhering to these important water service changes.
The cold weather has posed challenging to our team and we are working around the clock to limit the impact to our customers.
It truly means a lot,” Cooper said.
Several restaurants around the Metro East are impacted by this boil order, causing some to shut down while others operate through the water restrictions.
said Teresa, a Fairview Heights resident, sarcastically on Wednesday when she learned about the boil order from Smoothie King.
"I’m easy to please," said John Turner, a customer who was not inconvenienced by the boil order affecting the drinks served at Tavern on Main.
"At the moment I can’t live in my house because the pipes in the ceiling broke and flooded it," said Turner.
Terry Mackin with Illinois American Water said the boil order is a precautionary measure when water pressure drops and is also a conservation effort to save water for fire emergencies.

Officials with the Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No.
1 made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Water produced by the supply system will temporarily be of questionable microbiological quality and as a precaution, the boil advisory will remain in effect until rescinded by the Louisiana Health Department and the water system.
While the advisory is in effect, affected consumers are asked to disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, using water for food preparation or rinsing foods.
Recommendations to disinfect include boiling water for one full minute in a clean container.
A small pinch of salt can also be added to each quart of water that is boiled.
Consumers of the system are reminded to continue disinfecting their own water until advised otherwise.
Bossier Parish’s Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No.
1 will announce rescinding the boil advisory on notification from the Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health that additional water samples collected from the supply system show the water to be safe.
Officials believe the system can be safe and operational quickly.

AVON, OH — Disease-causing organisms may have entered part of the city’s water supply, the city said Wednesday.
A water line broke on Detroit Road on Wednesday morning.
As a result, the city is asking impacted residents to use bottled water or to boil their water before consuming it.
Businesses and homes on the aforementioned part of Detroit Road, and all North Star Lane residents, will need to boil their water.
Anyone who starts to have stomach ailments should contact their doctor.
People with compromised immune systems, babies and some elderly residents may be at increased risk.
The boil alert is a precautionary measure, the city said.
Subscribe However, the city also did not provide a timeline for when the water will be safe to use again.
Patch will update this story once more information becomes available.
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A significant water main break in Pittsburgh’s East End led the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to issue a precautionary flush and boil advisory affecting 7,000 households.
It’s the third advisory this year.
Contractors and PWSA staff have been working around the clock since Sunday morning to isolate and repair a break in a 20-inch water main on Centre Avenue near South Negley Avenue.
The vulnerabilities of that main are representative of nearly 70 percent of the water pipes in PWSA’s system, said Bob Weimar, PWSA’s interim executive director.
“And the problem is that it will break when it is exposed to a major change in temperature.” The pipes can become brittle and therefore more likely to break, he said.
In addition, Sunday’s break may have been caused by a pressure issue; a pump shut down at about the same time.
It’s unacceptable for customers to have undergone three precautionary flush and boil advisories in such a short timeframe, said Weimar.
“But we’ve taken in each case an abundance of caution to minimize the potential for any water quality problems that would affect the public,” he said.
It will take three to four days to repair the break on Centre Ave and to restore the street, said Weimar.
Water buffaloes are available to customers who are without water or unable to boil their water at: Shursave IGA Super Market at 4401 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 CVS at 4610 Centre Avenue at North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Fire Station 8 at 149 North Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 PWSA will know by 5 p.m. Tuesday if the advisory can be lifted, when they receive the results of tests conducted Monday.

CAIRO, W.Va. (WDTV) — A boil water advisory is in effect for the Town of Cairo until further notice.
Residents are advised to boil water for any use other than bathing.
You are advised to bring water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before use, or use bottled water.
Stay with 5 News for updates.

A major water main break at Centre and South Negley avenues Sunday prompted the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to issue a flush and boil water advisory for eight East End neighborhoods.
*UPDATED: This post was updated at 11:48 a.m., Dec. 18.
In a release, PWSA officials said the advisory, affecting roughly 7,000 customers, was precautionary.
"[The break] caused low and no water pressure for customers in the central and eastern sections of the City of Pittsburgh," according to the release.
"The main break was isolated, and pressure was restored today.
PWSA is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory to a limited area because a decrease in pressure can allow contaminants to enter the drinking water."
The advisory is for water used for consumption.
A map of the impacted neighborhoods is also available.
Neighborhoods under a boil advisory include Bloomfield, Central Lawrenceville, East Liberty, Friendship, Garfield, Highland Park, Morningside and Shadyside.
East End residents affected by the flush and boil advisory can also get clean water from three water buffaloes throughout the city at: Shursave IGA Super Market at 4401 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 CVS at 4610 Centre Avenue at North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Fire Station 8 at 149 North Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Another water main break in the Middle Hill has disrupted service for PWSA customers.

A major water main break Sunday in the East End may have contaminated drinking water in eight Pittsburgh neighborhoods — and residents should boil their water as a precaution, according to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
The 20-inch water main break was reported around 7 a.m. and was pinpointed to the intersection of Centre and South Negley avenues around 10:30 a.m., said Will Pickering, communications manager at PWSA.
The boil advisory affects approximately 7,000 homes and is expected to last at least until Tuesday evening, Mr. Pickering said.
“The major concern is that when the pressure drops there is an opportunity for bacteria to enter the void in the pipe, should there be a hole in the pipe,” Mr. Pickering said.
“When there is high pressure, there is no opportunity for pathogens to enter the pipe.” PWSA employees are testing the area’s water to ensure it is safe, Mr. Pickering said, and so far all of the tested water has been adequately disinfected.
The earliest that testing could conclude would be Tuesday evening, he said.
Crews began to repair the water main break Sunday and will continue Monday, he said.
Some areas of Centre Avenue have no water, he said, including two large apartment buildings and several commercial facilities.
PWSA has placed water tanks at the intersections of Centre and South Negley avenues, as well as at Centre and Euclid avenues, he said.
Shelly Bradbury: 412-263-1999, sbradbury@post-gazette.com or follow @ShellyBradbury.

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seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% There have been multiple water main breaks in North Shreveport today causing severely low pressure and water loss to customers residing in areas north and east of Hilry Huckaby Drive and north and west of North Hearne Avenue.
Crews discovered a blow out on a 20-inch main off of North Hearne Avenue around 1 a.m. this morning.
Later, a private company’s contractors hit a 16-inch water main near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Ione Street.
Because of the severely low pressure and water loss experienced by some, the city has issued a boil advisory.
Crews are working to repair both lines and restore pressure to normal operational levels.
Therefore, as a precaution, the Department of Water & Sewerage is issuing a voluntary boil advisory effective when service is restored in these areas, until sample(s) collected and analyzed indicate the absence of coliform bacteria.
It is recommended that water be disinfected before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means: Boil water for one (1) full minute in a clean container.
Please be sure to disinfect water prior to consumption until you have been advised otherwise.
Residents should report extremely low water pressure to Field Operations’ Service Center at 673-7600.

– There have been multiple water main breaks in North Shreveport today causing severely low pressure and water loss to customers residing in areas north and east of Hilry Huckaby Drive and north and west of North Hearne Avenue.
Later, a private company’s contractors hit a 16-inch water main near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Ione Street.
Because of the severely low pressure and water loss experienced by some, the City has issued a boil advisory.
Crews are working to repair both lines and restore pressure to normal operational levels.
Repairs are expected to be completed tonight.
When repairs are completed and water restored, the water supplied by our distribution system to nearby facilities may be of questionable microbiological quality.
Therefore, as a precaution, the Department of Water & Sewerage is issuing a VOLUNTARY BOIL ADVISORY effective when service is restored in these areas, until sample(s) collected and analyzed indicate the absence of coliform bacteria.
It is recommended that water be disinfected before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means: Boil water for one (1) full minute in a clean container.
The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil.
Please be sure to disinfect water prior to consumption until you have been advised otherwise.