BONDUEL, WI (WTAQ) – The Village of Bonduel says a boil water advisory has been lifted.
The water main break that prompted the order has been repaired. Water testing came back free of Total Coliform and E.coli. Residents no longer have to boil water.
School will go on as scheduled today.
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The Village of Bonduel spent all day Wednesday under a Water Boil Advisory
A water main break Tuesday night left many without water and everyone else in the village boiling their water for safety reasons.
Todd Lorbiecki, Director of Municipal Operations says the break occurred around 6:00 p.m and many were without water.
He says it is a requirement that if at least 25 percent of the water supply is lost, a boil water advisory needs to be put in place.
Lorbiecki added going a full day without water left about 18 homes in need of assistance.
“Boiling the water kills the bacteria if there is any present. Therefore we are being precautionary because we don’t want anyone getting sick from this.”
Bottles of water were donated by the Food Pantry in Shawano.
Two full pallets were donated.
“We distributed that water to the 18 residents that are affected for still not having the water.”
The Bonduel school district was forced to have the day off on Wednesday, but many spent the day helping those in need in the community including delivering food and water.
“A person came in and was filling up their van with bottles of water for people who could not get to the Village Hall to pick some up. ”
Neighbors are offering neighbors the use of their facilities until those without water get it restored.
Some reported even melting snow to help allow for toilet flushing.
Everyone in the Village is being reminded to boil water until test results come back.
“If those samples come back with negative or safe test scores, we will then be removing the boil water advisory.”
