Some tributaries flowing into the Caloosahatchee River and Estero Bay are polluted with fecal coliform bacteria, with counts going well above criteria used to determine whether or not a beach is safe ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. -- A bicycle lay on its side in the muck at the river bottom, a tire bobbed in some brush and garbage clogged the banks of the Straight River near downtown Faribault. However, what ...

When investigating Mount Vernon’s compliance with the Clean Water Act in 2021, the city’s consulting engineer discovered stunningly high concentrations of fecal coliform in the city’s stormwater ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than a month after hundreds of dead fish turned up in Greenfield Lake, and experts say the cause is still murky. “I think it’s going to be pretty difficult at this point ...

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Tests showed the presence of fecal coliform in one of 30 production wells in Boynton Beach though there is no need to boil water, the city said Friday in a news release. No ...

Laboratory testing of standing water at Peace River Village mobile home park in Bartow showed a high concentration of fecal coliform, Bartow City Manager Mike Herr said Wednesday. The city first ...

Eight beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties are among 13 statewide that are under a water quality advisory for high levels of fecal coliform, or colonies of bacteria typically found within the ...

Failing private sewage systems have led to excess levels of ammonia and fecal coliform bacteria in Donegal Township’s Minnow Run. To help clean up that stream, whose waters ultimately wind up in ...

A city well in east-side Tucson is out of service until some time next week because of bacterial contamination. The contamination was found only in a sample of groundwater from the well before the ...

A study published in October 2025 found that vaping products contained bacteria that indicated fecal contamination. Rating: True (About this rating?) Context: The study looked into a specific sample ...