The Haines Borough weathered an E. coli scare last week, but there are other contaminants of concern in the town’s water.
Like many rural Alaskan communities, the borough is struggling to control levels of potentially toxic byproducts in its water. The byproducts form when organic matter in water from Lily Lake and the Piedad spring mixes with chlorine added to treat water for dangerous bacteria and viruses.
According to reports submitted by the borough, levels…
