Boil Water Advisory Issued for a portion of the City of Edgerton, for customers located in Douglas C

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Edgerton public water supply system for city of Edgerton customers located in Douglas County.

This advisory has been isolated to only those Douglas County customers within the following boundaries:

• 56 Highway/N 200 Rd from E 2300 Rd/33 Highway to E 1900 Rd
• N 100 Road from County Line Road west to E 2200 Rd,
• E 2300 Rd/33 Highway from Woodson Rd north to 56 Highway/ N 200 Road.

This DOES NOT IMPACT water customers in the residential core of the City of Edgerton.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

• 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. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

The advisory took effect on August 26, 2025 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure related to water tower maintenance. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. 

Regardless of whether the public water supplier or Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 913-893-6231, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:

https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/468/Disruption-in-Water-Service

Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at  [email protected] or call 785-564-6767.

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