Eldon boil order remains intact after water sample tests positive for coliform bacteria

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A two-week boil order in Eldon will continue for at least another day as the city looks for a solution for its water issue.

The city issued the order on instructions from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources after a test revealed high levels of E. coli in the system on Dec. 16, the city said at the time.

Lance Dorsey, of the DNR, told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that samples gathered on Sunday and Monday in the 400 block of North Chestnut Street tested positive and that the boil order cannot be lifted because of it. The city will come back to the DNR on Wednesday to discuss possible ways to disinfect the water, Dorsey said.

The city wrote on its Facebook page that a water distribution event will occur through 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Center. One case of water per home will be distributed.