Alert Issued On Water  July 26, 2008

PORTLAND — - Tests earlier this week revealed the presence of total coliform bacteria in the town's water system, and residents are being urged to use bottled water for drinking and to boil the water for all other uses

Bottled Water Faces Rising Tide of Criticism   Thursday, July 24, 2008

Capistrano Continues Grappling With MTBE in the Groundwater  
July 25, 2008

Chevron officials said treatment to remove MTBE from the groundwater beneath San Juan Capistrano could begin in February, with construction of a new filtration system near the Dance Hall Well behind City Hall. Officials shut that drinking-water well down January 9 after traces of the chemical were found there.

E.coli is found in 10 Welsh reservoirs   Jul 17 2008

TEN reservoirs supplying drinking water to Welsh homes had the dangerous bacterium E.coli in samples taken by inspectors, an official report has revealed

Coliform found in Parksley water  Delmarva Now, MD - Jul 19, 2008

... on the Eastern Shore in almost three years, said Dixon Tucker, the district engineer with the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water. ...

Don't drink the water  WTNH, CT - July 26, 2008

by News Channel 8's Bob Wilson Portland (WTNH) -- There are water worries in Portland after coliform bacteria was found in the water supply. ...

Bacteria in Naples drinking water identified Stars and Stripes, DC - Jul 24, 2008

The bacteria are associated with human and animal waste, and the presence of fecal coliform in water is a strong indication of recent sewage or animal waste ...

Is your well water safe?  Seymour Herald, TN - Jul 10, 2008

The water samples were checked for “total coliform,” with results ranging from 0 parts per 100 ml to “TNTC” (too numerous to count). Coliforms are a kind of ...

Private well owners urged to test water  The Reporter, WI - Jul 4, 2008

Out of 146 well samples received by the Health Department between June 16 and 30, 62 (47 percent) tested unsafe or positive for the presence of coliform, ...