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Weeks after pipeline breach, Mountain View residents still without safe water

Water line disinfection and testing continues in an area of Mountain View that lost service after a pipeline breach three weeks ago, the city said Friday. Water samples taken near home meters in the affected area came back clear of bacteria, but traces continued to be found at a fire hydrant, the city said. The […] The post Weeks after pipeline breach, Mountain View residents still without safe water appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Weeks after pipeline breach, Mountain View residents still without safe water, Water line disinfection and testing continues in an area of Mountain View that lost service after a pipeline breach three weeks ago, the city said Friday. Water samples taken near home meters in the affected area came back clear of bacteria, but traces continued to be found at a fire hydrant, the city said. The […] The post Weeks after pipeline breach, Mountain View residents still without safe water appeared first on Local News Matters .

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