The Florida Panhandle, a prime summer vacation destination for thousands of southeast Louisiana residents, is home to six of the Sunshine State's beaches that most often test positive for fecal ...

Fort Myers officials delayed a public notice about contaminated drinking water for eight months. Coliform bacteria, indicating potential disease-causing organisms, were found in five locations in ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have demonstrated that a smartphone paired with disposable paper chips can detect E. coli in wastewater samples, a development that could shrink water-safety ...

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Tests showed the presence of fecal coliform in one of 30 production wells in Boynton Beach though there is no need to boil water, the city said Friday in a news release. No ...

BRAINERD, Minn. -- A boil order in Brainerd was lifted Wednesday afternoon after new tests revealed an absence of coliform. The public utilities company had been working to flush out millions of ...