Alliance Water Resources presented a proposal to operate Eldon's water and wastewater systems, citing staffing backup and an example where it says it saved a Missouri town roughly $133,000 a year. Council members asked about employee transfers, retirement benefits and DNR interactions.

City of Eldon announced a DNR-ordered boil-water notice after a repeat sample returned E. coli; staff said wells tested clean but contamination appears in the distribution system, and officials outlined immediate testing, potential chlorination, estimated costs and funding options.