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STANSBURY PARK, Tooele County — A voluntary boil advisory is in effect for Stansbury Park after routine testing revealed trace amounts of coliform bacteria in the culinary water.
The boil advisory is voluntary, but at least one business isn't taking any chances.
It was a busy morning Wednesday for Laura Munoz, who makes food for nearly 150 little ones at Kids Park of Stansbury.
"I boiled water in the morning,” Munoz said. “I'm using this for babies to sanitize the bottles."
There were pitchers of boiled water in the refrigerator, too. "For this one, I'm going to use it for p.m. snack, and I'm going to make juice,” Munoz said.
Inside the classrooms, the sinks are covered.
"We have taped off all the water fountains, so there's no chance the children can get to them,” said Debbie Record, owner of Kids Park of Stansbury.
While coliforms are common in the environment and are generally not harmful themselves, the presence of the bacteria in the drinking water does raise concern. It is generally the result of a problem with the treatment or the pipes that distribute the water, according to the Stansbury Park Improvement District.
We have taped off all the water fountains, so there's no chance the children can get to them.
–Debbie Record, owner of Kids Park of Stansbury
If ingested, the bacteria can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea and possibly jaundice, with associated headaches and fatigue.
The director of the Tooele County Health Department, Myron Bateman, unloaded bottled water at the North Tooele Fire District's main station at 179 Country Club Drive Wednesday. He said the advisory is just a precaution.
"The water system managers disinfected the system, so they've gone out and resampled the system with 15 additional samples,” Bateman said.
Tests results from the samples are expected back Thursday afternoon.
Because of her kids, Record prefers to play it safe until those tests come back.
“We’ll continue with bringing in water until the ban is lifted,” Record said.
