UPDATE: 11/7/24
The drinking water notice issued by the Village of Pender and the Papio NRD for customers of the Thurston County Rural Water System has been lifted. The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy confirms testing for the amount of nitrates in the drinking water is below the regulatory standard and the water is safe for all customers to drink.
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UPDATE: 11/5/24
While the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy confirmed on Friday that testing for nitrates in drinking water for the Thurston Rural Water County System indicates the amount of nitrates is now below the regulatory standard (safe to drink), the drinking water notice CANNOT be lifted until after a mandatory 7 day waiting period.
Please continue to follow the notice until the all-clear is given, which we hope will be this Friday (8th).
We will keep you posted. Thank you.
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Following a drinking water notice issued by the Village of Pender, the Papio NRD has also issued a drinking water notice for customers of the Thurston Rural Water System until testing confirms safe nitrate levels.
Adults and children older than six months can drink the tap water. Do NOT allow infants, pregnant women, or nursing mothers to drink the water. Also, do NOT boil the water.
Customers can find more detailed information here regarding what they should and shouldn’t do until the notice is lifted.
The Papio NRD and Village of Pender are working with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and will update customers on the status of the testing process and when the notice has been lifted.