A Casper resident in Centennial Hills was concerned when a private test of her home’s water came back positive for total coliform — but city officials say there is no reason to be alarmed.
City crews immediately responded to the citizen’s complaint and took samples from the house and the surrounding area, according to Public Services Director Andrew Beamer.
The trouble with coliform is that it sometimes indicates the presence of harmful fecal matter, but none of the samples tested positive for fecal bacteria, he said.
“We firmly believe that the drinking water that we are providing is safe to consume,” he said.
Though no problems were initially found, Beamer said Thursday morning that the city had sent additional samples to an independent lab to double-check.
“We want everyone to feel good about the water, so we switched to a different pressure zone and flushed the hydrants (in the area),” she said.
Wednesday night on Facebook, a woman posted a message she said was copied from an unnamed resident of Boots Drive in Centennial Hills, a neighborhood east of Wyoming Boulevard.
"We alerted the city, who after independent testing, has corroborated the results of our home test.
It is our understanding that the integrity of the line in our neighborhood has been compromised, and is thus contaminated.
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