Dodson water boil lifted, raccoon results 'not rabid'

The Town of Dodson was under a “boil order” for most water use for residents, by order of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), for several days in mid-November according to Dodson Mayor Theresa Cole, following mismanagement of water by an out-of-town resident.

“We discovered that a person who lives outside of town was watering his livestock without the use of a back-flow valve,” Mayor Cole said. “That resulted in contamination of the entire water supply.”

Mayor Cole said that Malta Mayor John Demarais, who works with the Town of Dodson on their water supply and conducts test...