Greenville residents can finally stop boiling their water, said Freda Tarbell, spokesperson for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The boil-water advisory was lifted at 9:30 a.m. Monday after a weekend of DEP testing. Ms. Tarbell said the testing, which took place every four hours, returned satisfactory results. The water was "well within the state and federal guidelines for turbidity."

The department was able to lift the advisory, Ms. Tarbell said, because Greenville Water Authority plumbed an electric rental pump into the normal water system, rather than drawing water directly from the Shenango River. Also, she said, the clarifiers were cleaned over the weekend, and that helped improve the water quality.

The authority will advertise for bids and order another water pump this week, said board Chairman Jack Dershimer.

The first new pump, which was installed Nov. 6, worked for only about an hour before it quit. It was returned to the manufacturer for repairs and will be returned to Greenville, Dershimer said.

Until both pumps arrive at the treatment plant, are installed and function properly, the rental pump will remain in place, Ms. Tarbell said. She added that it will take about four months for the new pump to arrive.

The boil-water advisory had been in effect since Nov. 4.

Because the current pump setup is just a temporary fix, customers should continue to conserve water, Ms. Tarbell said.