RIVERTON, Utah — A boil water order that had been in effect for a large part of Riverton has been lifted as of 11 a.m. Thursday.
Officials reported that all required tests of city water have come back negative of any bacteria, including E. coli.
"There is no longer any at-large risk of contamination in Riverton City," the city posted to social media.
The boil order was issued Tuesday as a precautionary measure after secondary irrigation water got mixed into the culinary water. The city said it had discovered an "illegal cross connection" between the secondary and culinary water in one property owner's system. This led to secondary water mixing into the city's culinary water system.
The cross connection that caused the issue was immediately disconnected.
The boil order was in effect between 3200 West and the east border of Riverton, which extended to the Jordan River.
Numerous businesses were affected by the order, with some being forced to shut down due to a lack of viable drinking water.
