A northern Oklahoma town was warned against consuming tap water without boiling it first after a city well tested positive for E. coli. bacteria.
A northern Oklahoma town was warned against consuming public water without boiling it first after a city well tested positive for E. coli. bacteria.
The city announced that residents should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, preparing food, washing dishes and brushing teeth, according to a statement. Those taking care of infants, the elderly or people with a compromised immune systems were urged to be extra cautious. “The city was notified by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality this afternoon,” the statement said. “Well 12 has been shut down, and chlorination at the water treatment plant has been increased. Water crews are flushing lines to expedite the flow of potential contamination from the water system.”
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