Coliforms are a broad class of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals. The presence of coliform bacteria in tap water suggests that the treatment system is not working ...

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — Thousands of residents are being asked to boil their water for a second night after coliform bacteria was detected in two samples in Imperial Beach and a third test came back ...

DECATUR, Mich. — Due to the discovery of coliform bacteria in its water supply, the Village of Decatur issued a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon. The advisory comes after officials took four ...

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 ...

Jul. 26—WILLIMANTIC — As of Monday, the spring at Alex Caisse Park, which was closed for a day and — a-half, was open again after testing negative for coliform bacteria. Windham Water Works ...

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 ...

When it comes to fecal coliform bacteria, Alabama beaches are far safer than Mississippi's, according to a new report from the Environment America Research and Policy Center. Of 10 Alabama beaches ...

A Jerome city water test picked up traces of coliform bacteria this month, but is no cause for alarm, officials said Thursday. On Nov. 4, a residential water sample tested positive for "total coliform ...

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 ...