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E. coli was detected in a routine Melbourne, Florida water sample, prompting a boil water notice.

Residents should boil tap water for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth.

The boil water notice is expected to be lifted within 48 hours.

Melbourne issued a boil water notice for all of their 167,000 customers after a test found E. coli in the city water supply.

Customers of were notified on Thursday, August 28 about the contaminated sample.

The warning is a result of E. coli bacteria detected in a routine water sample collected on August 28, 2025, at 1215 Sun Circle East in Melbourne. These bacteria can cause illness, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems.

This positive result may be due to a sampling error as it was

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