KINGMAN COUNTY—Residents in Kingman living with a water emergency this week received good news Friday morning. The Kansas Department of Health lifted the do not drink order.
The state issued the order due to high levels of nitrate in secondary water sources activated to meet the needs of the community, according to a media release from the city.
The secondary water source is not longer in use and and all other conditions that placed the water system at risk of contamination are resolved, according to the KDHE.