Residents in Ephrata were advised to boil drinking water on Monday as a precaution after some system issues with the city’s water infrastructure. That advisory, which was issued as a precaution with no indicators that water was actually impure in any way, was lifted Wednesday afternoon after test results showed the water was potable.
August 23, 2023
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Ephrata boil advisory lifted
EPHRATA — The boil water advisory for the city of Ephrata was lifted shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ephrata City Administrator Ray Towry said. The advisory had been issued because of some concerns with water pressure and backflow into the city’s water infrastructure. “We felt very confident the results would indicate there was no threat to the community based on the situation, and we think the state drinking water people felt the same way. That’s why it was an advisory boil and not a full-blown boil order. It was strictly a precautionary step,” said City Administrator Ray Towry...