Boil water advisory rescinded in Lyon, Coffey County
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)— The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded the boil water advisory in Lyon and Coffey County on Saturday.
A boil water advisory was issued Wednesday for the city of Emporia and 11 other public water supply systems in Lyon and Coffey Counties that buy water from the city of Emporia.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the city self-issued the advisory early Wednesday. KDHE issued the following boil water advisories:
- City of Admire, Lyon County
- City of Allen, Lyon County
- Coffey County Rural Water District 2E, Coffey County
- City of Hartford, Lyon County
- Lyon County Rural Water District 1, Lyon County
- Lyon County Rural Water District 2, Lyon County
- Lyon County Rural Water District 3, Lyon County
- Lyon County Rural Water District 4, Lyon County
- Lyon County Rural Water District 5, Lyon County
- City of Olpe, Lyon County
- Park Place Communities Management, Lyon County
KDHE officials issued the advisories because of high turbidity in the City of Emporia’s finished drinking water. The high turbidity may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.