Georgetown Drinking Water Flunks Test

Notices are going out to 13,500 people in Georgetown that their drinking water flunked a test this month. The water tested positive for total coliform, a measure of bacteria in the water. “We ended up with two (of 15) samples in February that came up positive,” said John Sawyer, Savannah’s director of public works and water resources.

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