BOIL WATER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE CITY OF GALENA

For Immediate Release
June 30, 2023
For more information, contact:
Matthew Lara
matthew.lara@ks.gov

Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Galena, Cherokee County

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for
the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County.

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.
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  The advisory took effect on June 30, 2023 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 of of a
  line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in
  a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
  Regardless of whether the public water supplier or Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
  announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
  For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 620-783-5265, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For
  consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:
  kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption
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  Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory
  on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at
  kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.

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