The city of Pearl is under a boil water alert.The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the warning Thursday. Officials said the presence of E. coli bacteria showed up in the sampling of the drinking water.Fecal coliforms and E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes, the health department said.The boil water alert will be in place for at least two days.
The city of Pearl is under a boil water alert.
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the warning Thursday. Officials said the presence of E. coli bacteria showed up in the sampling of the drinking water.
Fecal coliforms and E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes, the health department said.
The boil water alert will be in place for at least two days.
