The SLO County Public Works Department confirmed Thursday that coliform bacteria, or E. coli, was detected in the Lopez Water Distribution System, which provides water to the Five Cities area.

The cities of Golden Valley, New Hope and Crystal are partners in the Joint Water Commission, which purchases water from the ...

Authorities now say a technical failure in the water system caused low pressure, which in turn triggered the advisory.

Polymer put the kettle on. Boiling water is a fast and effective way to rid your home drinking supply of dreaded microplastics, a new Chinese study claims. The pesky particles have become of ...

Boil water notices are issued when there’s a drop in pressure in the water — usually from a break in a pipe — that could allow contaminants to enter the system.

DRAPER, Utah — State officials have lifted a boil order for more than 1,000 residents of Draper after the water supply was possibly contaminated. The Division of Drinking Water confirms all 20 ...

Houston officials issued a formal boil water notice on Sunday, when the outage caused water pressure at the East Water Purification Plant — which feeds into the city's main water system, serving ...

It was Day 2 since the city sent out a boil water advisory in the Rochester area and the community was abuzz. Restaurants were closed, the Rochester City School District cancelled school and ...

A small town in Oregon has been under a boil-water notice for a year after bacteria was found in the water supply. Jewell, which is about an hour northwest of Portland, has a population of 1,403 ...