Bacteria found in Pembroke water supply
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The Water Department notified residents Thursday that on Aug. 26 bacteria was found in the water supply in the Oak Street area, where construction is now taking place to install new water mains.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Aqua North Carolina water company had a wastewater spill Thursday of an estimated 20,000 gallons from a cracked pipe in Carolina Meadows retirement community.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 16--Sewage treatment plants in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Hayden are facing some of the strictest water quality standards in the nation under new requirements proposed Thursday by the federal government.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 11--Due to a broken water main, a boil water notice has been issued for residents who live in the areas of Bayou Circle between 55th Street and Lawson Avenue.
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Part of a prison in Kent is evacuated after evidence of Legionella bacteria is detected in the water system.
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By Sean Poulter  A SUPERBUG similar to MRSA which affects thousands of hospital patients has been found in farm animals and meat.
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The presence of higher than normal manganese in treated water distributed to Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Grapevine and North Richland Hills by the Trinity River Authority of Texas has caused a light yellow or brown color to be noticeable in some of the water being delivered.
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Bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease is found in water in the healthcare centre of Magilligan jail.
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Assembly member Huw Lewis is demanding answers and assurances from Welsh Water following a river chemical spillage.   A death toll of around 1,000 fish was expected after three tonnes of aluminium sulphate leaked into the Taf Fechan from Pontsticill water treatment works on August 13.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 12--David Wasson works hard to make sure he provides enough water to his Benbrook customers.   But he wants to pipe it into their homes, not send it by way of a flood.
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Probes into a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey find the virus was present in a pipe on the nearby Pirbright site.
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By LISA ARROWSMITH  EDMONTON (CP) - A toxic stew of chemicals from birth control pills, shampoo and even compounds used to make foam seating pours out of sewers and pipes across Canada every day, and hundreds of scientists say Ottawa must do more to stop it.
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To: MEDICAL EDITORS  Contact: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, +1- 404-498-0070   ATLANTA, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Water in the drinking water system for the Tarawa Terrace family housing area at U.S.
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Probes into the UK's recent foot-and-mouth outbreak find the virus was in a pipe on a nearby laboratory site.
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A British Office of Water Services (Ofwat) report published today shows that water companies in England and Wales have invested substantially in infrastructure and quality improvements over the past four years ...
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Investigators trying to track down the source of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses on a Lake Erie resort island are focusing on drinking water.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 15--ROCKY FORD - A comprehensive study of water quality on Fountain Creek could include fish tissue analysis, wetlands study and research on whether chemicals or hormones in the water are feminizing fish.