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(MSC News)--People and pets are told to stay out of the water of the Missouri River due to possible contamination.
That word was delivered in a release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, with the agency on Thursday saying they have "issued a stream advisory for the Missouri River due to upstream flooding and bypasses of untreated sewage in Iowa and Nebraska."
According to state health officials, "the advisory has been issued because elevated levels of E.coli bacteria and other contaminants may be present in the Missouri River during [current] flood conditions," with KDHE advising residents to stay away from the river currently, saying that "while the high flow conditions continue, do not enter the river."
KDHE will rescind the advisory when the river has receded from its current flood stage and upstream states have indicated they have wastewater bypasses under control.
A flood warning remains in place for the Missouri River through July 7, affecting such local Kansas areas as Atchison, Leavenworth, and Doniphan County, as well as Missouri locations such as Buchanan and Platte counties.
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