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Entire City of Middletown, Iowa under a boil order

A boil order for Middletown located within Des Moines County was issued after 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015.
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A boil order for Middletown located within Des Moines County was issued after 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015.

All residents in the town were advised to boil any water before drinking or cooking with it. The city clerk also urged residents to use caution if they were bathing in the water.

On Friday, crews were working to repair a broken water main and realized that a second main had broken, the city clerk said. A boil order had been in affect for roughly 20 people Friday as they fixed that main.   Crews had the water shut off overnight to make remaining repairs. Water was restored around 8 a.m. Saturday and the area affected had expanded to the entire town.

The boil order is in effect until further notice.

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