Lola residents received a boil water notice Thursday, prompted by the discovery of coliform bacteria. The Department of Natural Resources issued the warning after taking initial samples from the villages distribution system April 26, and receiving positive samples Tuesday. The DNR and our own village water people have a theory that it has to do with a recent water main break, said David Harper, village president.
Water is tested monthly in several different places around the village.
When you discover you may have a problem, you increase the frequency. Village officials are chlorinating and flushing the entire water system. Future sampling will be conducted to isolate the source of contamination. You add chlorine to the water and flush the entire system to get the bacteria out, Harper said. It would be nice if we could do it in a day, but because the DNR requires clean tests for at least two days, it takes at least two days.