Village of Necedah Residents Advised to Boil Water Used for Drinking and Cooking
At approximately 12:30 AM on Saturday, July 15, 2017, the Village of Necedah Water Utility experienced a problem with the water system. The problem allowed the water level in the tower and the reservoir to drop resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system to the point that the Department of Natural Resources requires a “boil water” notice to be issued. The problem that caused the pressure drop in water distribution system was related to failure of the automated communication equipment. Although the water pressure was restored to normal operating pressure, the pressure loss may have allowed groundwater or other contaminants to enter the distribution system. While there
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