HEMPSTEAD 

A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ORDER LIFT 

LIFT DATE: AUGUST 19, 2024 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT 

DEAN GERNON 

ENGINEER 

ENGINEERING SECTION, (501) 661-2623 

NEWS ARTICLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS HAS RELEASED THE ‘BOIL WATER’ NOTICE  ISSUED ON 8/14/2024 BY SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM FOR THE  AREAS ABOVE I-30 (MCNAB, SARATOGA, COLUMBUS). THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED  AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT  CONTAMINATED WATER MAY HAVE ENTERED THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AS A  RESULT OF A COMPLETE LOSS IN NORMAL SYSTEM PRESSURE. 

BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLES TAKEN ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2024 WERE  FOUND TO BE 'SAFE' AND A SATISFACTORY DISINFECTANT LEVEL HAS BEEN  ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE WATER IS  THEREFORE CONSIDERED 'SAFE' FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND THE 'BOIL  WATER' NOTICE IS HEREBY LIFTED. 

THE BOIL WATER ORDER WAS DUE TO MAIN BREAK IN HOPE. 

SYSTEM PERSONNEL NOTIFIED: Mike Rogers BY: Dean Gernon ON: 8/19/2024 10:28:55 AM 

SANITARIAN NOTIFIED: Key, Tony BY: Dean Gernon ON: 8/19/2024 10:28:55 AM