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SCOFIELD — A boil order has been issued for Scofield following the water supply testing positive for coliform on Sunday, officials say.
The Department of Water Quality and Rural Water Association are working to resolve this issue by flushing and chlorinating the pipe, said Jared Mendenhall, spokesperson of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
Coliform is a type of bacteria that includes E. coli, according to a water quality information page on Utah State University's website, which also says "most coliform bacteria are harmless but their presence indicate the possible presence of disease causing bacteria, viruses or parasites from sources such as raw sewage."
The water supply serves 250 people, with 90 residential connections and two commercial.
The boil order is expected to last 72 hours, Mendenhall said.
When under a boil order advisory, individuals are encouraged to use bottled or boiled water for drinking and cooking, and to discard ice cubes. The CDC provides guidelines for washing dishes, doing laundry, and other usages of water.
Editor's note: The contaminant was originally reported as chloroform. The story has been updated to show the contaminant is coliform.
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