Utility company: San Tan Valley water is safe

Test have confirmed that the water in the San Tan Valley is safe to drink after an E. coli scare, Johnson Utilities said in a press release.

Residents were advised on Wednesday that the water may be unsafe to drink after a the high amount of coliform bacteria was found in a water sample, which could have been indicative of the presence of E. coli bacteria.

The company had the water tested at two separate laboratories and both confirmed the water was safe to drink.

The company made the discovery Aug. 18 during routine sampling. Subsequent retesting produced negative results.

In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the company said, “The drinking water rules require a drinking water system to issue the warning if any resamples are positive for total coliform” but that the initial positive results were “believed to be false since they contradicted the results of our previous regular sampling.”

The statement went on to say that, “Water systems do get contaminated from time to time; however, in this case, we believe there never was any contamination.”

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