TOPEKA –The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for Wilson County Rural Water District 9, in Wilson County. The advisory was issued because of a waterline break at the city of Toronto, resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system to the RWD customers whose source water is from the city of Toronto. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind notice following testing at a certified laboratory.
Laboratory testing of drinking water samples collected from Wilson Co RWD 9 indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved.
For consumer questions, please contact the water system at: Wilson County RWD 9 at 620-496-9868, or call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/468/ Disruption-in-Water-Service.
