Borough to test ‘spring’
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to test the water at the Mud Bay spring after a sample tested positive for the presence of E. coli last month.
KHNS reporter Abbey Collins investigated the water source after the public radio station sponsored a listener question program.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation drinking water program manager Cindy Christian said E. coli, a type of coliform bacteria, are what’s known as “indicator bacteria.”…