Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesEnvironmental Services Division For Immediate Release August 17, 2007 DNR LIFTS BOIL ORDER FOR OYENS MEDIA CONTACT: Lois Benson at (712) 262-4177. OYENS– The DNR lifted a boil order for the City of Oyens at 2 p.m.Friday after laboratory test results came back clean for bacteria. “The water samples show that the water in Oyens is safe to drink,”said Lois Benson, an environmental specialist with the Spencer DNR fieldoffice. The city collected five water samples Thursday. All five came backnegative for coliform bacteria on Friday. The boil order for the Plymouth County town has been in effect sinceAug. 11. Writer: Jessie Brown -30- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp