E. coli detected for the second time in water supply near Seattle

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E. coli detected for the second time in water supply near Seattle

By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - Tap water in an affluent enclave near Seattle has tested positive for E. coli bacteria for the second time in a week, prompting Washington state health officials to close restaurants on Friday and urge residents to boil water before using it. The bacteria first showed up in the water supply on Mercer Island, a Seattle suburb on Lake Washington, on Sept. 26, forcing area schools to close on Monday as health officials collected thousands of samples in an effort to locate the source of the contamination. ...

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