The city of Dowagiac has issued a boil water advisory due to a dead small squirrel being found on the premises of the Water Treatment Plant.
Assistant city manager Amanda Sleigh tells us the order was put in effect at 5 p.m. on Monday evening, and they have reached out to the State drinking water department to take corrective action.
“Since the occurrence happened after hours yesterday, the results didn’t get taken to the lab until this morning,” Sleigh says. “So we won’t get our first round of results back until tomorrow morning. We’re still gonna conduct the second test this afternoon, so it wouldn’t extend the boil water order beyond the 48 hours as long as both tests come back negative.”
Testing is being done out of an abundance of caution and is not related to previous lead action alerts. Sleigh says there aren’t any more issues and believes the order will be lifted as soon as tomorrow evening.
Residents are to bring all water to a boil for one minute, then let it cool before using. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food.
