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Post Falls puzzles over well contamination

by CAROLYN BOSTICK
Staff Writer | July 11, 2026 1:06 AM

POST FALLS — A rehabilitation project for Well House 4 within the Post Falls water system has hit a major snag after coliforms and E.coli were found during testing after the completion of the project. 

The well has been isolated from the city’s water system to avoid contamination, but since the initial report was made in March, several chlorination efforts to decontaminate the well by contractor WM Welch have been unsuccessful. 

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