Citizen-Led Testing in Cahokia Heights Detects E. Coli in Drinking Water

Citizen-led testing in Cahokia Heights detects E. coli in drinking water

A citizen-led effort to test drinking water in Cahokia Heights has renewed residents’ concerns after some samples tested positive for E. coli.

E. coli found in drinking water of Metro East city that floods with sewage

Cahokia Heights residents have found E. coli in their drinking water through community-organized testing of samples from kitchen taps, raising new questions in a community plagued by sewage and flooding.

E. coli found in drinking water of Southern Illinois city that floods with sewage

Cahokia Heights residents have found E. coli in their drinking water through community-organized testing of samples from kitchen taps. The results raise new questions about infrastructure in a community plagued by sewage spills and flooding. The findings contradict test results from the city’s two water providers — private company Illinois American Water and the city of Cahokia Heights — whose own sampling outside homes has not detected E. coli …