Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation lifts boil-water order Published Aug. 3, 2016 JBER Public Affairs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- "The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has LIFTED the boil-water order for all previously notified areas on JBER. The water boil order was a protective measure to protect JBER patrons from a pressure loss in the system, which could have compromised the drinking water. All water sample results have been received from a certified lab and meet State and Federal standards. Base residents and staff may resume normal use of the publically- supplied water.