'Unsafe drinking water conditions' may have impacted local system
A water distribution system that serves homes in Coeur d'Alene may have been contaminated, according to a press release from Gem State Water, though the city water supply remains unaffected.
The release said that Aug. 1 the Troy Hoffman System "experienced a drop in water pressure below the state standard of 20 PSI due to an unplanned well shutdown event. While the release did maintain some pressure, a drop in/loss of water pressure creates conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through backflow, by backpressure or back-siphonage.
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