Stage 4 Water Alert Lifted for Atchison
07/26/2012

(KAIR) -- In less than 24 hours, the stage four water conservation alert for city of Atchison water customers has been lifted.

The call was made just after 8:30 Thursday morning by acting City Manager, Fire Chief Mike McDermed.

McDermed says crews had repairs made to the raw water intake pump by mid-day Wednesday.

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They are back to two fully-functional pumps with the third being a functional rental.

McDermed says there were several factors that led to the prompt lifting of the order.

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McDermed says the larger water customers, such as MGP Ingredients, were notified in advance and were back to full operation Wednesday night.


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