Drinking Water Warning lifted after positive E. Coli sample found in Riverside County

The Jurupa Community Services District has lifted a drinking water warning after tests cleared the water supply for any remaining presence of E. Coli in Riverside County.

On Wednesday, a water sample “detected E. coli at a water source before disinfection, not in the distribution system,” district officials said. “The water source was removed from the system.”

On Sept. 27, a Drinking Water Warning was issued for parts of Jurupa Valley.

Those in affected areas were encouraged to boil water before consuming. There were also stations where water bottles were being handed out for free.

More than 1,000 cases of water were delivered on Friday and around 2,000 were given out on Saturday.

Crews worked to disinfect and flush out the water systems. After water quality test samples taken on Thursday and Friday came back negative for contaminants, the Drinking Water Warning was lifted on Saturday night.

“The original sample that led to the Drinking Water Warning was from a water source before the disinfection process, not from JCSD’s water treatment or distribution systems,” district officials said. “Nonetheless, JCSD notified the public on Friday of the potential risk, and conducted additional testing.”

After the water warning was lifted, officials recommended that affected households:

• Flush their plumbing by running cold water faucets for several minutes
• Discard any ice made during the boil notice and clean your ice maker
• Replace water filters as they may be contaminated

More information from the Jurupa Community Services District can be found here.

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