Residents told to boil water because of E.coli bacteria
YOUR SCREEN OR GO TO WRAL DOT
COM FORWARD SLASH YOUR VOICE
TO CAST YOUR VOTE. NOW TO TALK
ABOUT THIS BOIL WATER ALERT.
IT'S IN EFFECT AFTER E-COLI
BACTERIA WAS FOUND IN A
CUMBERLAND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM.
THE BUREAU'S OVERBAY SHOWS US
WHAT COUNTY LEADERS ARE DOING
TO KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE.
>> WELL, THIS LOOKS WORSE THAN
IT ACTUALLY IS. THE COUNTY DOES
TESTING IN THE WATER SYSTEMS IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS EVERY
MONTH. AND THIS TIME THEY FOUND
SOME BACTERIA IN THE WATER.
>> RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTH
POINTE NEIGHBORHOOD OFF CHICKEN
FOOT ROAD MUST TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USING THEIR
DRINKING WATER.
>> DURING A ROUTINE TEST OF
THE COMMUNITY'S WATER SUPPLY.
BACTERIA WAS FOUND IN THE
SYSTEM AND THIS TEST WAS
PERFORMED AT AN OUTDOOR SPEAK.
IT AT A RESIDENTIAL HOME.
>> AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE
THE PRESENCE OF E-COLI COUNTY
LEADERS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED
THE STATE AND CIRCULATED THIS
FLYER TO RESIDENTS IN THE 85
HOMES IMPACTED AND E-COLI.
BACTERIA INFECTION CAN CAUSE
DIARRHEA, STOMACH PAINS, LOSS
OF APPETITE, AND A LOW FEVER.
>> RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN
THIS ADVICE. RESIDENTS SHOULD
BOIL THEIR WATER FOR ONE
MINUTE. LET IT COOL. ONE
MINUTE.
>> OR USE BOTTLED WATER AS AN
ALTERNATIVE. SO THE COUNTY WILL
BE TESTING THE WATER IN THE
COMING DAYS AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'LL HAVE THIS RESOLVED.
THEY CLEARED OUT WITHIN THE
NEXT 72 HOURS IN CUMBERLAND