A boil water advisory for the east bank of New Orleans was lifted Thursday after a second round of tap water samples tested negative for total coliform, a bacteria that was present in earlier samples.

The letter was the fifth such notice in the past 2½ years, Ventnor Water Department Supervisor Thomas Klein said — but the kind of coliform found, “total coliform,” was not the dangerous, fecal ...

Residents pick up cases of water at Gervais City Hall Tuesday. The city of Gervais water system was damaged during Saturday night’s storm. The city of Gervais is retesting water samples and extending ...

Fecal coliform and Escherichia coli bacteria were found in the water supply on Dec. 1, prompting a boil water notice for ...

Researchers in Guatemala discovered that the water sources people consider safest may harbor the greatest contamination, ...

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Port of Palm Beach workers received an email Tuesday telling them that a boil water advisory was issued "due to test results received from a potable water sample." Word spread ...

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KAMAS, Utah (KUTV) — The detection of E. coli bacteria and Total Coliform in the Kamas water supply led city officials to issue the boil order in place until further notice. The order--issued around 7 ...

ROWHOMES IN SOUTH BALTIMORE. ASHLEY: WE BEGIN WITH THE BREAKING NEWS OF THE WATER BOIL ADVISORY IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST BALTIMORE CITY AND SOUTHWEST BALTIMORE COUNTY. KHIREE: THIS AFTER A SAMPLE TESTED ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Salt Lake City Public Lands Department announced they have closed a naturally flowing artesian water fountain in Liberty park because of coliform. The contaminated fountain ...

The Tulare County Civic Center is on a boil-water notice after a bacteria that commonly lives in human feces was discovered in the county's wells. Officials discovered coliform bacteria during a ...