EPA advises consumers of water supplied by the public water system to boil it before use

• Date: January 26, 2011
• Source: Admin

Through its News Release dated Jan 24, 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has advised that all water dispensed by the Omaha Tribe’s Macy, Neb., public water system used for purposes like drinking, brushing teeth, cooking, making ice, washing dishes, or otherwise used for human consumption be boiled. The water should be boiled for up to three minutes so any bacteria or organism that may have entered the water will be killed. It has issued the notice concurrently with the Omaha Tribe to assure that the public is fully informed.