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Kansas Town Faces Water Outage After Main Break
28 Feb
Summary
- Argonia, Kansas, is experiencing a total water outage on Friday.
- A contractor's actions caused the water main break, leading to low pressure.
- Residents must boil water until further notice due to contamination risk.
Residents of Argonia, a small town in south-central Kansas, faced a complete water outage on Friday. The disruption stemmed from a water main break that occurred shortly before 1 p.m. This incident resulted in a critical loss of pressure within the city's water distribution system.
Authorities have determined that a contractor was responsible for causing the water main break. Due to the reduced water pressure, there is an increased risk of bacterial contamination. Consequently, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the approximately 450 residents of Argonia.
It is anticipated that water service restoration will take several hours. Even after service is back online, residents will be required to adhere to the boil water advisory until further notice from health officials. Questions regarding the advisory can be directed to the Argonia water system or the KDHE.
