HOLLIDAYSBURG — An elderly couple is fighting a court order forcing them to use township-supplied water because they say the chlorine in it makes the woman sick.

Donald and Janet Burket were forced by a Blair County judge to tap into Greenfield Township's water system in 2008 to comply with a local ordinance. That ruling was upheld by a state appeals court. The Burkets complied by connecting township water to a basement sink and paying a monthly rate, but continued to use well water in all other taps in their home.

A township attorney told the judge on Monday that the ordinance requires the couple to use township water "for all human consumption."