Boil order lifted

Rural Water District No. 10 water users no longer must boil their water before consuming it, health officials announced Friday. The district south of Humboldt had been under the boil order following a July 13 line break.

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July 24, 2026 - 3:35 PM

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Allen County RWD 10 public water supply system located in southern Allen County. Photo by Kansas Rural Water Association

 TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Allen County’s Rural Water District No. 10 south of Humboldt. 

The advisory had been in effect since July 13 because of a waterline 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. 

Subsequent laboratory testing of drinking water samples indicated no evidence of bacteriological contamination, KDHE announced in a Friday press release.

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