An additional nine samples from around the city all tested negative, according to results received June 5, when the boil advisory was lifted.
“The city understands this was an inconvenience,” reads a news release.
UPDATE @ 10 a.m. June 5: The boil advisory has been lifted after water samples tested OK in New Carlisle, City Manager Randy Bridge announced this morning.
UPDATE @ 8:45 p.m. June 3: The New Carlisle boil advisory issued tonight was prompted by a "total coliform positive" in a test collected Thursday, city service manager Howard Kitko said.
“We’re going to retest,” he said, explaining that the positive reading is an indicator of bacteria.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, coliforms are bacteria present in the digestive tracts of animals, including humans, and are found in their wastes. They are also found in plant and soil material as well as surface water. These bacteria typically do not make you sick; however, because microorganisms that do cause disease are hard to test for in the water, “total coliforms” are tested instead.
Total coliform counts give a general indication of the sanitary condition of a water supply. If the total coliform count is high, it is possible that harmful microorganisms might also be found in water.
FIRST REPORT
The city of New Carlisle is under a boil advisory until further notice, City Manager Randy Bridge announced tonight.
He described the advisory as an emergency and is instructing all city residents to boil water for three to five minutes before consuming it for any reason — drinking, cooking and even brushing teeth.
Bridge said further information will be released “once we’ve collected the data.”
He made the announcement to this news organization about 7:43 p.m.
We will update this developing report as we get information.
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