LOFALL – Officials have been trying for more than a decade to solve the mystery behind fecal bacteria in Lofall Creek. A recent collaboration with the University of Washington’s Tacoma-based Center for Urban Waters tested for compounds usually found in human waste that come from products like antibiotics. The compounds were almost nonexistent in the creek.
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