2 years later, mandatory boil order still in place for some Goshen residents.
The spring that supplies drinking water to the town was considered “unacceptable for human use” in 2015 after water samples returned to the Department of Environmental Quality tested positive for E. coli and other bacteria.
“What can we do other than boil the water and keep doing what we’re doing?” Wolf said.
According to Goshen Mayor Fred Jensen, the five households living under the boil order “ought to be happy they’ve got water at all.” In an interview with Jensen on July 19, KSL asked when the water situation is going to be fixed.
Jensen, blamed the state officials for the delay, saying, “If the state is mad at what I say to you, that will be a delay."
To fix that, Owens said one option is for Goshen officials to fund and install a water chlorination system at the spring source above the homes in question.
However, DEQ records indicate it took Goshen officials nine months to submit an initial plan to the state — a plan that fell short and the spring still tested positive for E. coli.
They just actually need to proceed with their plans,” Owens said.
“Because they’ve been mean to us," Jensen said.
Only July 26, 2017, the DEQ kicked back the plan Goshen officials submitted on July 21, citing they have some “comments that need to be addressed.” DEQ officials also explained they won’t be able to collect good water samples until after 2018’s spring runoff season, which means the boil order for the five households in Goshen likely isn’t ending anytime soon.