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E. coli had been detected in a routine water sample in Melbourne, Florida, prompting a boil water notice for 167,000 customers.

The contamination may have been due to a sampling error, but it could also be caused by runoff entering the water supply.

Affected areas included Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores, Satellite Beach, and unincorporated Brevard south of Pineda Causeway.

A from the city of Melbourne was rescinded just after 12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, around 20 hours after E. coli bacteria was detected during a routine sample and affecting 167,000 customers who get their water from the city.

Bacterialogical samples tested by the city on Friday showed the water was safe to drink, according to an announ

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