UPDATE 02/27/21 12:30
BOIL ORDER LIFTED FOR CITY OF HASKELL WATER CUSTOMERS – ALSO SOUTHWEST WATER CUSTOMERS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 30.
UPDATE 02/25/21
Haskell Public Works had been asking water customers to conserve use, but released a statement Thursday afternoon that their water tanks are back to full capacity and residents may return to normal water use, except to continue precautions for a boil order that is still in effect.
Under the ‘Boil Water’ Notice, all affected customers are advised that the water may be unsafe for human consumption, and water used for drinking or food preparation must be boiled briskly for one (1) minute prior to use. All ice cubes should be discarded and only boiled water used for making ice.
This Notice will be lifted by the Department of Health when 1 set of 4 bacteriological samples indicate that the water is free of bacterial contamination and an adequate disinfectant level is established throughout the distribution system.
UPDATE 02/22/21
The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed the ‘Boil Water’ Notice issued by Haskell Water for the Entire System on February 21, 2021. This order was issued as a precautionary measure because of the possibility that contaminated water may have entered the distribution system as a result of a loss in normal system pressure in the Benton Water System.
Under the ‘Boil Water’ Notice, all affected customers are advised that the water may be unsafe for human consumption, and water used for drinking or food preparation must be boiled briskly for one (1) minute prior to use. All ice cubes should be discarded and only boiled water used for making ice.
This Notice will be lifted by the Department of Health when 1 set of 4 bacteriological samples indicate that the water is free of bacterial contamination and an adequate disinfectant level is established throughout the distribution system.
ORIGINAL 02/20/21
According to Haskell Public Works, the city’s water supply for customers has been depleted.
According to a statement on their social media, “We are out until Southwest water comes back up. When water comes back up we will be under a boil order.