Macy, Nebraska: Residents Say Water is Contaminated with E-Coli

December 11th, 2008

A report on KTIV.com is reporting that residents living in Macy, Nebraska, say they haven't had access to clean water for up to 4 weeks.

The Tribal Utilities department held a community meeting on December 10th (2008) to discuss their "water problem." The meeting was closed to the media, but many residents KTIV spoke with say the water is contaminated with e-coli bacteria.

Utilities director Joe Galvin did not confirm any contamination, but did say tonight's meeting was to talk about the city's water supply.

Residents say they can't drink the water, or use it for cooking, but they can bathe in it. (I wouldn't !!!)

A member of tribal security says the tribe is awaiting word from the Environmental Protection Agency about the water supply.

Stay tuned as we will look for reports in the future