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Boil water advisory for Fort Sumner and De Baca County

A boil water advisory for the water system that serves Fort Sumner and others in De Baca County was confirmed by the state's drinking water bureau Tuesday.

The Fort Sumner Municipal Water System was required to issue to advisory after E. coli was found in water samples from a well. Its system serves around 1,911 users.

The Valley MDWCA water system was also impacted and serves about 556 users. No other surrounding water systems are under the boil water advisory.

After learning of the contamination, both water systems are using the Marez Well to supply residents and water users. The Fort Sumner Municipal Water System expect the problem to be resolved in roughly two weeks.

Those water system users are being advised to boil water for three minutes for the following uses: Drinking, making coffee and other drinks, making ice, cooking, washing fruits and vegetables, feeding a baby, drinking water for pets, and brushing teeth.

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