PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF ELLIOTT, IOWA - WATER EMERGENCY DECLARATION The City of Elliott, Iowa, has issued an EMERGENCY DECLARATION due to a water main break that has disrupted the municipal water infrastructure. The water main break has been repaired, however, due to suspected contaminants in the water system itself, the water is not able to be boiled nor should be consumed. The City of Elliott is working with local vendors to supply water to the residents within the city limits of Elliott. Residents can come to Elliott City Hall to obtain their potable water. City Hall will remain open until 9pm this evening and reopen at 7am Wednesday. Further tests will be administered throughout the next several days. Potable water must be drank or used for consumption and cooking through at least Thursday morning. Citizens may still use city water for sanitary purposes such as bathing but should avoid ingesting the water. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Please listen to your local media outlets as well as the Montgomery County Emergency Management Facebook page at Facebook/MontgomeryEMA for further information. Critical updates will be also be sent via the CodeRED alerting system.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:01:44 +0000
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