A contaminated sample came from an outside residential spigot on Jan. 16. Christine Miller, of the Division of Environmental Health, said the statetested six areas and the town tested eight areas. All the samples tested wereclean, including the areas that originally tested as contaminated.
The town water system supplies 3,300 customers, including 113 residences in the Bynum area that are on the county water system. As required, all water customers -- residential and business -- were notified to boil water used for cooking and drinking.
Microbes in E. coli can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea,headaches and other symptoms. Infants, young children and peoplewith severely compromised immune systems may be especially at risk.
The Division of Environmental Health is continuing to investigate the cause. There were 20 similarviolations/contaminations from 19 systems statewide in 2002.
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