When a boil water advisory was issued over a week ago the list of affected areas was quite expansive but it has decreased significantly over the last week.
Thursday afternoon the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lifted the advisory for both Lyon County Rural Water District 2 and Coffey County RWD 2E. This follows the removal of Lyon County RWDs 1, 3 and 4 as well as the cities of Emporia, Olpe and Hartford between Saturday and Thursday.
The only areas still covered by an advisory at this time are Lyon County RWD 5 which serves customers in east-central and northeast Lyon County and Park Place Communities mobile park home located east of Emporia on US Highway 50.
The boil water advisory passed the one-week mark Tuesday and was issued after high levels of turbidity were detected at the Emporia Water Treatment Plant between late last Monday and early Tuesday due to high levels of rainfall the week prior and several mechanical failures at the plant.
Be sure to stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates on the boil water situation as it continues to develop.
6 pm Wednesday: Boil Advisory Update: List of affected areas continues to shrink following removal of RWD 1 and 3 and city of Olpe Wednesday
The list of communities affected by a now better-than-week-old boil water advisory has shrunk considerably in recent days.
Wednesday both the city of Olpe and Lyon County Rural Water Districts 1 and 3 were removed from the advisory. RWD 3 covers customers in southwest Lyon County while RWD 1 includes the cities of Allen, Admire and Americus.
Wednesday’s developments followed the clearances of Hartford and Rural Water District 4 on Tuesday and the city of Emporia which was cleared Saturday evening. With that said, a handful of local areas are still under an advisory at this time.
This includes the following:
*Lyon County RWD 2 immediately west of Emporia into far west Chase County
*Lyon County RWD 5, including east-central and northeast Lyon County
*Coffey County RWD 2E, including customers in Lyon County
*Park Place Communities mobile park home located east of Emporia on US Highway 50
Following its clearance Saturday, Emporia offered free water testing to rural water districts as they work through their boil water advisories. The testing does not extend to RWD customers, so people with questions need to contact their rural water district.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
Noon Wedensday: Olpe cleared of boil water advisory
Residents of Olpe no longer need to boil their water before drinking or using it.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment removed Olpe from the boil water advisory just after 11 am Wednesday. Olpe’s clearance of the advisory, which is now better than a week old, follows the clearances of both Hartford and Lyon County Rural Water District 4 on Tuesday.
While more areas continue to be cleared of the advisory the list of affected areas is still rather lengthy and includes the following locations:
*Lyon County RWD 1 including Allen, Admire and Americus
*Lyon County RWD 2 immediately west of Emporia into far west Chase County
*Lyon County RWD 3, including southwest Lyon County
*Lyon County RWD 5, including east-central and northeast Lyon County
*Coffey County RWD 2E, including customers in Lyon County
*Park Place Communities mobile park home located east of Emporia on US Highway 50
Following its removal from the boil advisory Saturday, Emporia offered free water testing to rural water districts as they work through their boil water advisories. The testing does not extend to RWD customers, so people with questions need to contact their rural water district.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
4 pm Tuesday: UPDATE: Boil water advisory lifted for Lyon County Rural Water District 4 and city of Hartford Tuesday; Several areas still under advisory at this time
Another area has been cleared of the boil water advisory that has been in place for Lyon and surrounding communities for a week now.
KVOE News reported early Tuesday afternoon that the city of Hartford had been cleared of the advisory. Around 4 pm KVOE News was informed that Lyon County Rural Water District 4 has also been cleared.
Both announcements come three days after Emporia was cleared of the advisory on Saturday evening, well in advance of when city leadership had anticipated the announcement would come. Despite these announcements, the advisory is still in place and expansive covering several areas at this time.
Still under a boil water advisory are:
*Olpe
*Lyon County RWD 1 including Allen, Admire and Americus
*Lyon County RWD 2 immediately west of Emporia into far west Chase County
*Lyon County RWD 3, including southwest Lyon County
*Lyon County RWD 5, including east-central and northeast Lyon County
*Coffey County RWD 2E, including customers in Lyon County
*Park Place Communities mobile park home located east of Emporia on US Highway 50
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
2:40 pm Tuesday: Hartford cleared of boil water advisory; Several areas still covered by advisory a week after its issuance
Another local community is now clear of a boil water advisory which has been in place since early last week.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday that the city of Hartford has been cleared of the advisory. Hartford’s removal comes three days after Emporia was cleared of its advisory Saturday evening.
It has been a week now since the advisory was issued following the discovery of high turbidity levels in the city of Emporia’s water supply. The advisory still affects several areas at this time including:
*Olpe
*Lyon County RWD 1 including Allen, Admire and Americus
*Lyon County RWD 2 immediately west of Emporia into far west Chase County
*Lyon County RWD 3, including southwest Lyon County
*Lyon County RWD 4, including Neosho Rapids
*Lyon County RWD 5, including east-central and northeast Lyon County
*Coffey County RWD 2E, including customers in Lyon County
*Park Place Communities mobile park home located east of Emporia on US Highway 50
Following its removal from the boil advisory Saturday, Emporia offered free water testing to rural water districts as they work through their boil water advisories. The testing does not extend to RWD customers, so people with questions need to contact their rural water district.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
