The city of Fort Myers is admitting it did not follow retesting protocols after samples showed high amounts of coliform bacteria in its water supply last November.
The city published a legal notice, admitting the staff did not retest for the bacteria by the end of December, as it should have.
The city said it believed the November samples were flawed and did not take further action. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection objected and told the city to retest, which it did last month. All nine samples came back negative for coliform bacteria…