The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for  for a portion of Cherokee County Rural Water District #3 public water supply system.

 This advisory applies to customers located within the area South of SW Boston Mills Road to US Highway 166, between SW 10 Street on the East and SW 90th Street on the West.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: 

•  Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.  
•  Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.  
•  If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.  
•  Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.  
•  Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.  

KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a connector break between a 3" and 4" waterline  resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system.