RIPON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Ripon residents are asked to boil their water as there may be a risk of contamination.
On Wednesday, the city of Ripon may have experienced a loss of water pressure due to a malfunction in the water system’s monitoring devices. When the water pressure drops below a certain point in the distribution system, there is a risk of contamination entering our drinking water.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Natural Resources is requiring a “boil/bottled water” notice to be issued.
Some types of precautions that should be taken at this time:
- Ice, food, and any beverages prepared with unsafe water must be discarded.
- You should boil or use commercially bottled water for drinking, food preparation, and making ice.
- If you boil water, the water should be heated to a rolling boil for at least ONE minute before use.
- Ice should be made from boiled or bottled water.
- Water is safe to use for washing and showering.
Water pressure is currently being restored throughout the system through pumping a tower isolation.
The city will begin flushing the water mains to remove potentially contaminated water and to reestablish the disinfectant residuals in these areas. Once this is complete, crews will begin collecting water samples from the distribution system.
The public will be notified when water is safe again through the City of Ripon’s Facebook page and local media.
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