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Utah: Campylobacter outbreak in Saratoga Springs probably caused by cross-connecting water lines

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I’m not familiar with the practice, but apparently when crews shut off the city’s irrigation lines in the fall in Saratoga Springs, Utah, some residents tap into culinary pipes, getting water for outdoor use.

Deseret News reports that the city imposed the fine for cross-connecting culinary and irrigation lines after a Campylobacter outbreak sickened dozens of residents earlier this summer. Cross-connecting can contaminate culinary water and may have caused the outbreak.

Mayor Mia Love said anyone caught cross-connecting with a previous warning will be fined $10,000, adding, "It certainly sends a message saying we’re very serious about keeping the water clean. We’re not taking it lightly."
 

With only 300 sick, campylobacter in water outbreak receding

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The Utah County Department of Health (that’s in the U.S.) reports the Campylobacter outbreak that left more than 300 people in Saratoga Springs ill and triggered a boil order appears to be receding.

Joy Holbrook, a nurse epidemiologist with the department, said,

"We’re thinking that the outbreak is decreasing out there. It has been several days since we’ve had any new cases from Saratoga Springs."

Health department officials still are looking for the source of the contamination, which is responsible for 21 confirmed cases of Campylobacter and more than 300 probable cases. Holbrook said the small trace of organisms required to cause sickness and infection can be difficult to detect.

15 now sick with Campylobacter from Utah water

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The Utah County Health Department, along with UDOH, UDEQ, and Saratoga Springs, reports 15 lab confirmed cases of campylobacter.

The City of Saratoga Springs is continuing to take water samples to test for coliform bacteria and continuing to add chlorine to the drinking water supply to ensure safety. Water samples are also being collected and tested from the secondary water (pressurized irrigation) system.

7 sick from Campylobacter in Utah well water

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First raw milk, now the water in Utah is making people sick.

The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that a boil-water advisory will remain in effect for residents of Northern Saratoga Springs (right, exactly as shown) after at least seven people were stricken by Campylobacter.

Saratoga police spokesman Cpl. Aaron Rosen said the city is awaiting test results on a well believed to be the source of a campylobacter outbreak in the city. The city is treating the water with chlorine to kill the bacteria.

Mount Olympus Waters dispatched a 6,000-gallon tanker truck to provide free water for residents. The tanker is parked at Walmart, at Redwood Road and State Route 73.

Larry Mullenax, Mount Olympus vice president, said the company will provide two one-gallon containers of water per person. But if people bring their own containers, the company will fill them for free.

Walmart employees are staffing the tanker from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., he said.