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Grover Beach rescinds boil-water notice after Lopez pipeline bacteria tests; county investigation continues
Summary
Grover Beach City staff told the City Council that a boil-water notice tied to bacteria in the Lopez pipeline was rescinded after the city’s own tests showed no contamination; the county and state continue to investigate the pipeline that supplies Lopez Lake water.
Grover Beach City officials told the City Council on May 12 that a boil-water notice issued for the Lopez pipeline in late April was rescinded after the city’s own drinking-water samples remained negative and the city temporarily disconnected from the pipeline.
Public Works Director and City Engineer Greg Ray said the county of San Luis Obispo notified downstream agencies on April 29 that routine sampling had indicated bacteria in the Lopez pipeline. Ray said the state Division of Drinking Water directed the county and connected agencies on April 30 to issue a boil-water notice under state testing rules.
Ray explained why the notice was required: “state law requires that if a water system has two routine sampling, two routine samples for bacteria that test positive and any of those samples indicate the presence of the E. coli bacteria, the water system…
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