WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued advisories for a western Kansas creek and lake on Thursday due to elevated E. coli bacteria levels in the water.
A stream advisory is in effect for Ladder Creek and its unnamed tributaries from the Wichita-Scott County line to Scott Lake, which is under a lake advisory.
People are urged to avoid contact with the lake and creek until further notice. The agency said children and pets should especially avoid contact with the water…