Hampton lifts water boil order

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Water supply tested bacteria free after two tests

  • This was the scene at 2nd and G Streets in Hampton last Tuesday afternoon after workers repaired a water main break at that intersection. Village water users have been under a boil order for a week since the entire water system had to be shut down to make the repair.
    This was the scene at 2nd and G Streets in Hampton last Tuesday afternoon after workers repaired a water main break at that intersection. Village water users have been under a boil order for a week since the entire water system had to be shut down to make the repair.
  • Water sprays out in a fan shape from a break in a Hampton water main most likely caused by recent extreme cold temperatures. Crews repaired the leak last Tuesday, Jan. 23.
    Water sprays out in a fan shape from a break in a Hampton water main most likely caused by recent extreme cold temperatures. Crews repaired the leak last Tuesday, Jan. 23.

    The boil order that had been placed on Hampton Village water users more than a week ago has been lifted according to village Utility Supt. Chris Friesen. He reported Tuesday afternoon that water samples taken on Monday had come back showing no traces of E. coli bacteria.

    The boil order was issued last Tuesday morning Jan. 23 as crews prepared to shut the village's water system down in order to repair a water main break on the east side of town.

    Friesen says tests taken on Thursday were also clear, but a second test had to be taken before the all clear signal could be given.