Port McNeill residents can finally drink their tap water again without having to boil it. The town has been under a strict boil water advisory since Aug. 11, when water test results came back showing trace amounts of E. coli were found in one of its samples during routine testing. According to medical officials, some kinds of E. coli can cause diarrhea, urinary infections and even respiratory problems. After numerous weekly water tests throughout August, which continued to come back showing areas along Beach Drive were still producing trace amounts of E.coli and Total Coliforms, the boil water advisory continued on into September, when Island Health mandated for the town to complete a chlorine disinfection of the water distribution system.