Chaffee under boil-water order again

The city of Chaffee has announced a second boil water order has been issued by a Missouri Department of Natural Resources inspector.

The city was under a 10-day order issued Aug. 26, when inspectors found little to no chlorine in the city's public water system.

Boil water procedures from MoDNR:

Boil water vigorously for three minutes prior to use. Use only boiled water for drinking, brushing teeth, diluting fruit juices and all other food preparation or consumption. Use of bottled water may be a feasible, though relatively expensive, alternative to boiling tap water when under a boil water order.

Do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker or use any ice made with un-boiled water from this system. Make ice cubes with water that has been boiled or purchase ice.

Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersing for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.

Allow water to cool sufficiently before drinking.

Water used for hand washing or bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing to ensure they do not ingest water. Boil water advisories typically last about two days, allowing systems to return operating pressure to normal, collect samples for bacteriological testing and receive the laboratory results.

If boiling water is not feasible, several procedures for chemical disinfection of drinking water can be found at www.epa.gov/safewater/faq/emerg.html.

The department encourages individuals who experience water outages or have questions about their drinking water to contact the nearest Department of Natural Resources’ Regional Office by calling

800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331 or if available by visiting the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/regions/regions.htm. To see a map of current boil orders in the state, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/boil/boilmap.jpg

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