NEW : More people are told they can use water ; more than 180,000 still under `` do not use '' order . A state legislator says `` there will definitely be a change '' after last week 's chemical spill . Thousands of gallons of a compound used to clean coal poured into the Elk River . Authorities worked to flush the foul-smelling chemical from the area water system , all while conducting tests that eventually showed it declining . The river is now closed for fishing and boating, but officials say it could reopen in two weeks if all goes well with cleanup efforts.
NEW : More people are told they can use water ; more than 180,000 still under `` do not use '' order . A state legislator says `` there will definitely be a change '' after last week 's chemical spill . Thousands of gallons of a compound used to clean coal poured into the Elk River . The river is now closed for fishing and boating, but officials say it could reopen in two weeks if all goes well with cleanup efforts.