Creighton, Neb.-Creighton city officials earlier this month got a malfunctioning valve at the city treatment plant repaired and are now able to lift a warning issued to residents about high nitrates in the drinking water. The warning had been in effect since Jan. 18. “It took a couple of weeks to get the part ordered and installed after the state issued the warning advising infants under six months of age and also nursing mothers to use bottled water,” Creighton City Administrator Justin Lilly told Green Markets. He said the city made bottled water available through a local food market. The failure occurred at the plant where the water is blended, resulting in two samplings that showed 14 milligrams of nitrate per liter, which exceeds the federal maximum of 10 milligrams.
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