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Article: Marion County, Fla., residents told to boil drinking water in Frances' wake.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- September 7, 2004
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By Rick Cundiff, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 7--OCALA, Fla. -- Water and sewer problems plagued Marion County on Monday in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances, mainly the result of electrical outages caused by the storm.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued boil-water orders for a number of area subdivisions Monday. Power outages at pumping stations caused significant drops in pressure that could cause contaminants to be drawn into the water systems, said Tom Moore, Environmental Health Director for Marion County.
"Any time you lose pressure in the system . . . the system could suck ...
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