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Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday September 29th, 2026 :: 05:19 p.m. CDT

Advisory

The Boil Advisory has been lifted in Rural Water District #4

🚨 BOIL WATER ADVISORY — CHEROKEE COUNTY RWD 4 🚨

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 29, 2026

Contact: Jill Bronaugh

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Cherokee Co RWD 4, Cherokee County

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Cherokee Co RWD 4 public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure due to equipment malfunction. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind notice following testing at a certified laboratory.

Laboratory testing of drinking water samples collected from the Cherokee Co RWD 4 indicates no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved.  

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at: 620-429-1006 or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit our webpage: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/468/Disruption-in-Water-Service.

Address/Location
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
915 East Country Road
Columbus, KS 66725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-3992

Lyle Grandy
Emergency Management
[email protected]
620-429-9500

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