Haines’ Mud Bay spring water tests positive for E. coli

A Haines resident fills up buckets of water at the Mud Bay spring to use for drinking and cleaning. (Photo by Abbey Collins/KHNS)A popular but unregulated and untreated drinking water source in Haines has tested positive for E. coli.
KHNS had a sample of the Mud Bay spring water tested as part of a series focused on answering listener questions.
Juneau-based water testing company Admiralty Environmental said preliminary results show E. coli is present in the water.
E. coli is a type of fecal col