Boil water advisory lifted in Waterloo, officials say
Waterloo boil water advisory lifted after tests come back all clear
Updated: 3:48 PM CDT Mar 22, 2025
IMPACTING WATER. YES, SOME RESIDENTS HERE IN WATERLOO ARE WITHOUT BOTH POWER AND WATER. SO THIS TRUCK RIGHT HERE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEM. AND THAT BOIL WATER ADVISORY WAS PUT INTO PLACE ON THURSDAY, AND IT WILL STAY IN PLACE UNTIL TWO ROUNDS OF TESTING. COME BACK ALL CLEAR. WATERLOO RESIDENTS FILLING UP CONTAINERS OF FREE DRINKING WATER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. YOU GUYS HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. YOU TOO. THANK YOU. WEDNESDAY’S BLIZZARD KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR THOUSANDS. IT DID RIGHT AWAY. ABOUT LIKE 8:00 IN THE MORNING. WATERLOO RESIDENT KASEY GRIFF SAYS HER HOME RUNS ON A FULLY ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SO FOR THREE DAYS THEY’VE HAD NO POWER OR RUNNING WATER. WITHOUT WATER HAS BEEN TRICKY CONSIDERING WE HAVE TWO DOGS AND OUR CAT, AND MY GRANDMA LIVES WITH US AND SHE ALSO HAS A DOG AND TWO CATS. YEAH, IT’S BEEN PRETTY ROUGH. THE POWER OUTAGE ALSO IMPACTING THE VILLAGE’S ENTIRE WATER SUPPLY. WE LOST POWER, OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY DID. AND THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TOWER AND THE VALVE THAT FILLED THE TOWER HAS NO POWER, SO WE’RE MANUALLY FILLING IT. AN ISSUE MADE EVIDENT AFTER THIS HOUSE FIRE IN WATERLOO THURSDAY MORNING. WE ORIGINALLY WERE OPERATING OFF OF FIRE HYDRANTS. HOWEVER, WE RAN THEM OUT OF WATER ESSENTIALLY AND RAN OUT OF WATER. MIKE ADAIR, REGIONAL MANAGER FOR PEOPLE SERVICING, CONFIRMING THE UNEXPECTED DEMAND ON THE VILLAGE’S WATER SUPPLY, DRAINED THE WATER TOWER. WE ARE CONTINUALLY MANUALLY OPENING VALVES UP EVERY DAY, 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP THAT TOWER FULL. AND PER EPA REGULATIONS, THE VILLAGE WAS PLACED IN A BOIL WATER ADVISORY. HIS CREWS TAKING TWO ROUNDS OF SAMPLES 24 HOURS APART TO ENSURE THE WATER IS SAFE. THE FIRST ROUND OF TESTS COMING BACK CLEAR. WE JUST DELIVERED THE SECOND ONE TODAY AND IT TAKES 24 HOURS TO ANALYZE. RESIDENTS LIKE GRIFF GRATEFUL TO WATERLOO LEADERSHIP AND MUDDY FOR THE HELP UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR. JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE’LL GET THROUGH IT. ADAIR SAYS THEY EXPECT THE SECOND ROUND OF TESTING RESULTS TO BE BACK BY MID-AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. IF THOSE ARE ALL CLEAR, THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY WILL BE LIFTED. REPORTIN
Waterloo boil water advisory lifted after tests come back all clear
Updated: 3:48 PM CDT Mar 22, 2025
The water boil advisory in Waterloo, Nebraska, has been lifted after both sets of water sample testing came back all clear.The Village was placed on the advisory on Thursday after a blizzard and a large house fire drained the water tower, according to Mike Adair, regional manager for Service People Inc.READ MORE: Waterloo residents receive free drinking water during boil water advisoryResidents were given free drinking water from a Metropolitan Utilities District water truck Friday.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The water boil advisory in Waterloo, Nebraska, has been lifted after both sets of water sample testing came back all clear.
The Village was placed on the advisory on Thursday after a blizzard and a large house fire drained the water tower, according to Mike Adair, regional manager for Service People Inc.
READ MORE: Waterloo residents receive free drinking water during boil water advisory
Residents were given free drinking water from a Metropolitan Utilities District water truck Friday.
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