City officials say yesterday's boil water order, which was required by state law, turned out to be a false alarm.
Brian Thomas, director of the city's water service, said a "false-positive" result at the water testing lab in Madisonville created a situation where the boil order was necessary.
Turns out, however, that nothing was wrong in the first place, Thomas said. Such orders are necessary as a precautionary measure while followup tests are conducted to make sure drinking water is safe.
