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The water will be tested Monday and sent to the lab to confirm if the boil water advisory can be lifted.

BURNEY, Calif. - People in the community of Burney have been under a boil water advisory for almost two weeks.

On Monday tests will be sent to the lab to see if the water is now safe. The problem is E.coli in the water and the chlorine added to disinfect the system.

Burney is a town of 3,700 people 50 miles east of Redding.

On July 12, residents were told to use only boiled tap water or bottle water for drinking and cooking.

Two days later on July 14, the water district added sodium hypochlorite to the water storage tanks to disinfect the water system.

Since then they have been flushing chlorine from the system. Chlorine levels must come down before testing can be done for E.coli.

The water district said Sunday they collected the first round of samples for lab testing, and a second will be done Monday and sent to the lab.

One resident told Action News Now the boil water advisory and the lack of drinking water has caused all the restaurants to close at the height of tourist season.