BOIL WATER ADVISORY
7/26/2024
Boil Water ADVISORY Issued for the City of Caney, Montgomery County
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water
ADVISORY for the City of Caney public water supply system located in Montgomery County.
As water service resumes, customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
• Boil water for one minute before 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 today Friday, July 26, 2024 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 water line
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.
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 602-879-2772, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For
consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:
kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption
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.