Boil water advisory issued for Nicodemus in Graham County

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)—The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the Nicodemus Township public water supply system in Graham County.

The advisory took effect on Monday, Aug. 19 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved.

KDHE officials issued the advisory because the city cannot maintain the minimum required chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for bacterial contamination.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

• Boil water for one minute before drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
• Dispose of ice cubes, and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
• If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
• Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
• Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 785-421-7083 or KDHE at 785-296-5514 . For consumer information, please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage .

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