Thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents were recently warned to boil or purify their drinking water after tests detected a strain of coliform bacteria in the water supply. The bacteria, which ...

In Guatemala’s Western Highlands, researchers found that the drinking water people trust most may actually be the riskiest.

COLUMBIAVILLE, MI -- Residents in Columbiaville are being advised to boil their drinking water after three samples tested positive for total coliform bacteria. The village in Lapeer County issued the ...

Concerns have been expressed in Guatemala over the safety of bottled water compared with naturally occurring water sources.

Montana State Prison’s drinking water has routinely tested positive for coliform, a bacteria found in fecal matter, and the facility has received numerous drinking water violations over the past three ...

The water contaminant that prompted a boil water alert across the Five Cities area of San Luis Obispo County has been identified. According to San Luis Obispo County Public Works public information ...

Bottled water in three states have been pulled off shelves due to concerns about coliform bacteria cofotoisme/Getty Thousands of bottles of water have been recalled across West Virginia, Maryland, and ...

A boil-water advisory is in effect for six towns across the South Shore after the Abington Rockland Joint Water Works found E. coli and total coliform bacteria in drinking water samples. The advisory ...

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction of bottled samples met WHO safety guidelines. Stacey Leasca is an ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Village of Pewamo has been under a drinking water advisory since Thursday after coliform bacteria was detected in the water supply. The village says you may wish to boil ...

WONDER LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- A boil order for the Village of Wonder Lake has been extended, officials said Friday. The video in the player above is from a previous report. A new water test Thursday ...

Many recoil at the thought of tap water, but it may be the safer option In A Nutshell Water dispensers and office coolers often contain higher levels of bacterial contamination than the tap water ...