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City of Melbourne issues boil water notice after E. Coli found at sample point

Spectrum News 13 · last updated

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The City of Melbourne issued a boil water notice Thursday after E. coli bacteria were found at a single sample point at 1215 Sun Circle East, Melbourne.

The city noted in the report that E. coli was not discovered at any other test site, but a boil water notice was issued for all customers out of an abundance of caution.

The city reported on it’s website that additional testing samples have been taken both upstream and downstream from the testing site in question to get further information on the potential presence of the bacteria.

Test results are expected to come back within 48 hours from the initial notification.

Several areas are included in the notice, including:

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