REND LAKE — A late Friday afternon release from the Rend Lake Conservancy District illustrated some important tasks to undertake as the water situation returns to normal.

The boil water order is in full effect and will continue until both the Intercity Water and your personal water systems receive test results indicating the water is safe to drink. This process is expected take the better part of the weekend and into early next week.

It will be important to flush personal water pipes to diminish the effect of air, floating copper, and lead. The easiest manner to flush the pipes is to run the bathtub for two minutes. A source from the conservancy district indicated to WMIX that this could be done Saturday and into Sunday.

Take home points:
· Treated water is steadily flowing
· Water tanks are showing gradual increases in level
· Conservation is still sought
· Flush personal lines in the most conservative manner as possible
· Boil all water to be consumed by humans until you are informed by your water supplier that the order has been lifted
· Water levels in the tanks were expected to increase significantly Friday into Saturday