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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
KANSAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TOPEKA KANSAS
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
909 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE RILEY
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
RESIDENTS OF MANHATTAN AND AREAS OF RILEY COUNTY SERVED BY WATER
DISTRICT NUMBER 1 ARE ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER TODAY. PLEASE LIMIT
WATER CONSUMPTION TO DRINKING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE.
SPECIFICALLY...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM 
USING EXCESS WATER SUCH AS WASHING CLOTHES...WATERING THE LAWN OR 
GARDEN FOR EXAMPLE.
STORMS FRIDAY CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IN 
AND AROUND MANHATTAN. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN WATER PRESSURE IN THE 
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM...PLEASE ONLY USE WATER TODAY FOR
DRINKING...PERSONAL HYGIENE AND COOKING UNTIL POWER IS RESTORED.
PAT COLLINS, DIRECTOR
RILEY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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