Wartrace water customers will have to boil their water for another day.

A drinking water warning was issued for the system last week due to high turbidity levels and the potential of contaminated water.

Mayor Don Gallagher said Wednesday that workers have finished flushing all the water lines in the system and that bacteria samples have been sent to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for testing. He did not speculate on how long the testing would take or when the town might have further news.

In the meantime, the boil order has not yet been lifted.

Bell Buckle has already lifted the boil order since they have access to two different water supplies. The town began taking its water from Bedford County Utility District when the Wartrace-owned water system began having its problems.