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Article: Boca Raton, Fla., Area Must Boil Tap Water until Ban Is Lifted.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- December 13, 2002
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 13--BOCA RATON, Fla.-- The Palm Beach County Health Department warned about 120,000 Boca Raton water customers Thursday that they could get sick if they drank their tap water without boiling it first.
Residents of Boca Raton and areas to the west who buy their water from the city should use boiled or bottled water to make ice, brush their teeth, wash their dishes, and prepare their food at least until Saturday afternoon and possibly longer, the Health Department said.
Routine daily tests showed the water was contaminated with coliform bacteria, which can cause diarrhea, ...