The Slidell Water Department found E. coli in one street’s drinking water supply last week. A news release issued by the city of Slidell reported that E. coli was found in a single sample of the drinking water supply on Grafton Drive. A boil water advisory was issued for the area on Sept. 9. The boil water advisory was lifted on Monday and all testing since has returned a negative result, according to the city. The city said no other water supplies across the city have tested positive for E. coli. According to a news release issued by the city, E. coli contamination can be caused by runoff water entering the water source, such as rain, or a break in the distribution system such as broken pipes. Contamination can also happen when a failure occurs in the water treatment process.
SLIDELL, La. —
The Slidell Water Department found E. coli in one street’s drinking water supply last week.
A news release issued by the city of Slidell reported that E. coli was found in a single sample of the drinking water supply on Grafton Drive.
A boil water advisory was issued for the area on Sept. 9. The boil water advisory was lifted on Monday and all testing since has returned a negative result, according to the city.
The city said no other water supplies across the city have tested positive for E. coli.
According to a news release issued by the city, E. coli contamination can be caused by runoff water entering the water source, such as rain, or a break in the distribution system such as broken pipes.
Contamination can also happen when a failure occurs in the water treatment process.
