BUTLER COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - The KDHE rescinded the boil water advisory for Towanda on Monday.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the city of Towanda public water supply system located in Butler County.

The area affected is wet of 6th Street including the high school.

KDHE says that customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: 

  • Boil water for one minute prior to 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. 

The advisory took effect on May 4 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 316-536-2243, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:  kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption