Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Hays, Ellis County

For Immediate Release: January 22, 2025
Contact: Jill Bronaugh Jill.P.Bronaugh@ks.gov

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Hays, Ellis County

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory
for the City of Hays public water supply system located in Ellis County. The advisory was issued 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.

The Advisory remains in place for Countryside Estates Mobile Home Park pending laboratory results from
water samples collected from the mobile home park.

Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure
or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will
issue the rescind notice following testing at a certified laboratory.

Drinking water samples collected from the City of Hays indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination
and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be
resolved.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at: 785-628-7380 or you may call KDHE at
785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit our webpage: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/468/Disruptionin-Water-Service.