Ira and Dunn residents will have to boil their tap water for at least the next few days.
The Ira Water Supply Corporation’s (IWSC) boil-water notice for those two communities, which has been in effect since water pressure dropped below acceptable standards more than a week ago, will remain in place at least through the July 4 holiday, officials said.
IWSC President Darryl Calley said Friday that disinfectant levels were still too low in water samples taken by the company, forcing it to delay lifting the notice.
Because the testing laboratory that must certify the water samples will be closed through the holiday, Calley expects the boil-water notice to remain in effect until at least the middle of next week.
IWSC customers in Ira and Dunn have been under the notice ever since water pressure along the company’s main delivery line from Snyder dropped on June 21. Several leaks were subsequently discovered and repaired.