North County residents ordered to boil water after E. coli is found

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 7, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

The City of San Diego recently lifted a 24-hour boil-water order in the North County, the result of a positive residential coliform and E. coli water test from a water main break.

The City of San Diego recently lifted a 24-hour boil-water order in the North County, the result of a positive residential coliform and E. coli water test from a water main break. The city says that it was taking proper steps to assure public safety, but angry residents and business-owners want to know why there was so much confusion surrounding the incident and what steps will be taken to prevent such a situation in the future.

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Jim Barrett , director of the City of San Diego Water Department.