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How did the water shutdown affect you? We want to hear from our readers

By Matthew Kelly and Riley Gutiérrez McDermid
Signs at the Broadway and Pawnee Walmart in south Wichita last week ask shoppers not to take more than two cases of bottled water each.
Signs at the Broadway and Pawnee Walmart in south Wichita last week ask shoppers not to take more than two cases of bottled water each. Matthew Kelly

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Wichita boil water advisory

A major Wichita water main break on Oct. 7, 2021, led the Kansas Department of Heath and Environment to place the city and others that purchase water from its system under a boil water advisory.

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The major water main break on Oct. 7 left roughly half a million people in and around Wichita without reliably safe drinking water for 36 hours.

How did you experience the outage and what grade would you give public officials?

This story was originally published October 14, 2021 at 4:09 AM.

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Matthew Kelly
The Wichita Eagle
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Matthew Kelly joined The Eagle in April 2021. He covers local government and politics in the Wichita area. You can contact him at 316-268-6203 and mkelly@wichitaeagle.com.
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Wichita boil water advisory

A major Wichita water main break on Oct. 7, 2021, led the Kansas Department of Heath and Environment to place the city and others that purchase water from its system under a boil water advisory.

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