HUTCHINSON Kan. — The boil water advisory for the Western Acres Mobile Home Park near Yaggy Field continues.

The KDHE issued the advisory after the owner of the park failed to produce the required samples for coliform bacteria.

It’s the second time this year a small rundown mobile home park has been under the advisory.

The advisory took effect Aug. 8, and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. That means the owner of the land will have to provide valid test samples, which for unknown reasons has not yet happened. The park is required to provide two samples to the KDHE each month.

No word on if the two sides are working at this time to fix the situation. It’s not known if the state will take further action against the park if the samples are not provided.

Under the advisory, residents need to boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water, and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker. Residents also need to disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water. This should contain one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.

Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.