Boil-water alert issued for Globe residents
Web Producer: Taylor Avey
PHOENIX (AP) - Residents in Globe are being asked to boil their water after a city well tested positive for E. coli.
City officials said Monday that the contaminated well is one of six in the area. The well is shut down while further tests are being sent to a laboratory.
Interim City Manager Cynthia Seelhammer says all water in the city is treated with chlorine. The boil-water mandate is Arizona Department of Environmental Quality protocol.
Seelhammer says the results could be caused by a number of factors including bacteria on of the testing agent's hands or contaminated testing material.
The Arizona Republic says the secondary test results will be available on Tuesday and if they come back negative for E. coli, the city will lift its boil-water alert.
___
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
This site uses Facebook comments to make it easier for you to contribute. If you see a comment you would like to flag for spam or abuse, click the "x" in the upper right of it. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use.