DRINKING WATER WARNING
City of Valley water system lost pressure in the distribution system
BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING
This was caused by failure in the controls. These conditions may pose an imminent and substantial health endangerment to persons served by the system.
What should I do?
• DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil for at least (3) three minutes, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
ALL STORED WATER, DRINK OR ICE MADE RECENTLY FROM THIS SUPPLY SHALL BE DISCARDED.
• Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms Include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for Infants, young children, some of the elderly and people with severely compromised immune systems.
• The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at Increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
We will inform you when you no longer need to boil your water. For more information, please contact Mike Adair 402-677-3781.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by Hand or mail.
During the transition to the new control for the water plant upgrade there was a programming issue. Due to this failure, the water system fell below 20 psi which requires a BOIL WATER ADVISORY. This is precautionary until sampling can be done to assure safe drinking water. The State requires two rounds of samples 24 hour apart to show negative for bacteria, this is what the boil water ADVISORY is for. PeopleService are taking samples tomorrow and Monday. The results take 24 hours to analyze so Tuesday will be the earliest for the lift of the advisory.
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