How SLO County officials detected E. coli in their weekly routine water test

How SLO County officials detected E. coli in their weekly routine water test

San Luis Obispo County officials issued a boil water notice this week affecting the Five Cities area and Avila Beach.Many of you reached out to our newsroom with questions about testing.KSBY News spoke with the County Public Works Water Utilities Division manager, who told us they test the water every week.According to public works, they conducted their routine sampling at the Lopez Water Distribution System on Monday and learned about the prese…

E. coli found in south San Luis Obispo County water supply

By KAREN VELIE The water supply for five communities in San Luis Obispo County is contaminated with coliform bacteria, or E. coli, leading to a boil water order for cooking and drinking water. After the contamination was detected in treated water from Lopez Lake, the county issued a boil water order for Arroyo Grande, Grover […]