For the first time in nearly a month, no communities in Northern Lyon County are under a boil water advisory.
The advisory, issued this past Thursday for the city of Allen, was rescinded just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The advisory was issued this past week due to a loss in chlorine residuals, which put the city’s water supply at a greater risk of bacterial contamination.
KVOE News was informed Tuesday, following the removal of the three-week-plus-long advisory for the city of Admire, that the residuals were impacted as a result of a major rain event that occurred in the Emporia area back in September. City Manager Trey Cocking noted that due to a higher level of turbidity, the chlorine in the water system had to “work harder,” which meant the residuals were depleted faster.
Factoring that into the 60 days it takes for the water to travel from Emporia to Allen and Admire, the residuals had been all but completely used up by the time they reached the communities, leading to the advisories.
