The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for the City of Wellington public water supply system located in Sumner County, including the City of Mayfield and Sumner Co. Rural Water Districts 1, 2, and 3.
The KDHE says customers should boil water for one minute prior to 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 but supervise children closely while bathing so that water is not ingested.
State officials issued the advisory because of an equipment failure causing turbidity in the distribution system. The advisory will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial and parasitic contamination are resolved.