ARTESIA RESIDENTS ARE BOILING THEIR WATER AGAIN … THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS. THIS TIME, THE STATE ISSUED THE “BOIL WATER” ORDER BECAUSE OF E-COLI IN THE ARTESIA MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM. AND THE ORDER HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE MORNINGSIDE WATER USERS COOPERATIVE BECAUSE THAT COMMUNITY GETS 100 PERCENT OF ITS WATER FROM ARTESIA.
THE ORDER WAS ISSUED SATURDAY AFTER E-COLI WAS FOUND IN REPEAT DRINKING WATER SAMPLES. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ABOVE 65-HUNDRED FEET SHOULD BOIL THE WATER AT LEAST THREE MINUTES BEFORE COOKING, DRINKING, FEEDING A BABY OR WASHING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
