West Plains, MO. – The City of West Plans has announced that the city-wide boil advisory has been upgraded to a boil water order, per the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Contamination of the water supply has not been confirmed, but additional precautions and regulatory requirements are considered necessary in order to protect public health.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will be the deciding party on when the boil order will be lifted, and additional water samples and testing will be required before a decision has been made.
City residents, as per all boil orders, are asked to boil any water used before consumption of any kind, and to use bottled water as an alternative until the order has been officially lifted.
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