Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Services Division

 

For Immediate Release                                                      

July 9, 2008

 

DNR LIFTS BOIL ADVISORY FOR FERTILE AND RYAN

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Al Tompkins, DNR Mason City field office, at (641) 424-4073 (Fertile) or Mike Wade, DNR Manchester field office at (563) 927-2640 (Ryan)

DES MOINES— The DNR has lifted a drinking water advisory for residents in the Delaware County town of Ryan and the Worth County town of Fertile after water sampling has shown the water in both towns is safe to drink.

 

In Fertile, the boil advisory was issued Tuesday after a main break and failure of a high service pump drained the water tower and caused the distribution system to lose pressure. The city has repaired the main break.

 

A boil advisory for Ryan was issued Tuesday after the DNR was alerted that the city had lost water pressure at their facility Monday afternoon. An error when putting the tower back into service after maintenance caused a water main to break. The city will be sent a notice of violation for failure to report and failure to comply with bacterial monitoring requirements prior to putting a storage facility back into service.

 

Writer: Cassy Lalan

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