Overview
- Routine testing detected E. coli at a single LADWP water-quality station on Tuesday, prompting the department to issue a boil-water notice for the two-block Koreatown area the next day.
- LADWP and Council staff went door-to-door, delivered bottled water and ice, and advised residents to boil tap water for one minute for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth and making ice while confirmatory testing continued.
- The utility lifted the advisory Thursday after additional sampling, flushing and reporting showed no broader contamination and officials said the positive result was likely limited to the single sample.
- About 460 residential customers and a small strip mall were affected, forcing some businesses to close temporarily and disrupting plans over the July Fourth holiday weekend.
- Health officials noted that E. coli can signal fecal contamination and cause gastrointestinal illness in vulnerable people, and they reminded residents to call LADWP’s water-quality hotline with questions or if they have symptoms.