SARTELL — Sartell Mobile Home Park’s water is still waiting to be cleared as safe to drink by the Department of Health until Friday morning after a notice went out to residents it may be contaminated by bacteria, including E. coli.
This is after some park residents had been without running water for nearly a week when a water line burst under one of the homes on Thursday, June 21.
As per standard procedure, the health department must take samples of the water once it has been turned back on to test for drinkability.
Larsen did take samples of the park’s water Thursday morning and said those results will be available before noon on Friday.
Siekawitch said he then called up some other members of the church.
In response to the Sartell Mobile Home Park’s water problem, especially for those reporting poor water quality, other Sartell residents have become concerned for their own water.
Many people in the city have been experiencing water discoloration as well in recent weeks.
Kothenbeutel said the city sends 15 water samples to the state a month.
So, for Sartell residents outside of the mobile home park who are seeing their water momentarily run brown, Kothenbeutel said to just let it run.
Eventually it will turn clear and be fine to drink again.