The boil order has been in effect since Friday afternoon after a chlorination failure at the Latimer Lake Water treatment plant because of low water pressure and a leak. This mean't the water could not be disinfected.
Common Council is being told the Regional Medical Health Officer, as far back as 2003, was expressing concern over pathogens being in the water that even chlorination couldn't get rid off.
Council also being told it will be 2018 before the city has clean drinking water, complete with construction of a water treatment plant on the east side. The estimated cost is 260 million dollars.
