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The water in Southwestern Baltimore County has been deemed safe to drink after testing confirmed that E.coli was confirmed to not be in the County's water supply, tweeted Baltimore County Government officials.
"Tap water in Baltimore County is safe to drink and precautionary boiling is not necessary", continued officials.
E.coli bacteria was found present in a part of West Baltimore and a precautionary advisory was issued for areas just outside of the city.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced that he "regrets" not telling the public about the contamination sooner, as officials waited for a second confirmation test of the water supply.
Several locations around the city have distributed water to residents throughout the advisory.
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