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A line break was located on 145th road north of Key Rd. Due to the complete loss of pressure in the tower and distribution system,  KDHE has issued the following Boil Water Advisory:

" The Kansas Dept of Health and Environment has issued a boil advisory for the Cloud County RWD 1 public water supply system located in Cloud County today, July 10 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 a waterline break resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. "

Due to the recent storm that went through this afternoon, wind damage has broken power lines a couple miles south of Concordia off 150th Rd. The Concordia well house is without electricity. You may be experiencing low water pressure. Clint is hooking up the generator to start the well and get water pumped into the tower. Please conserve water as much as  possible so the generator can keep up with filling the tower.  The District may need to continue using the generator until the power poles are replaced and power is restored - timeframe is unknown. You should  have water but may experience lower water pressure.

We are receiving calls about discolored water around the Concordia system.  This is due to the manganese and iron that was stirred up in the water from the major line break the District experienced last week at the north end of the system. Some people are experiencing cloudy water which is caused by air in the water. This is also an after effect of the leak repair. It takes time for the unsettled water to work its way around the system. Clint will continue to flush main lines - yesterday he flushed Noble Rd and 140th North of Noble Rd. Today he expects to flush Hawk Rd, Fawn Rd and 120th Rd.

We are in a position to rescind the current Water Conservation Plan level 1 which was put in place last week. This means you may resume normal water usage - watering livestock, watering yards, etc. We have received some calls regarding discolored water and if you let me or Clint know, we will arrange to flush the water main servicing you so you can flush your house lines. The discoloration is from manganese and iron sediment that has settled in the lines over the years. With line breaks, especially like the major ones experienced recently, the sediment gets stirred up into the water. Manganese and iron are naturally occuring in the water and are considered a secondary health issue. You can bathe in discolored water and drink it - it will not harm you. We were in contact with KDHE several days ago and they DID NOT put us under a boil water advisory.