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E coli in Ground Water Supply:
Attorneys for E. coli Lawsuit

inside a lift stationWater supply contamination can cause serious health and environmental issues, including E. coli outbreaks. Pritzker Olsen attorneys have a national reputation and have appeared on national and local news programs discussing food safety and food litigation. Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Pritzker Olsen law firm about an E coli lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's free case consultation form.

Water Supply Systems and E coli Contamination

Many types of water are utilized in water supply systems, including groundwater (referred to as aquifers), surface water (lakes and rivers), conservation and sea water (with use of desalination). Once in the water supply system, the water is usually purified, disinfected and sometimes fluoridated. Treated water then flows or is pumped to reservoirs. The public supply is accessed from these reservoirs and the wastewater is discharged in a sewer system, leading to a treatment plant and then discharged into a river, lake or the sea or conserved and reused for landscaping, irrigation or industrial use.

Groundwater contamination is a growing concern. The technical definition of groundwater is water that lies below the surface of the land. In public usage situations, though, groundwater usually refers to water underground that can be removed by wells, known as aquifers. If an aquifer becomes contaminated, it can affect a wide area and take years to rectify. The most common sources of groundwater contamination include improper disposal of wastes, faulty septic tanks, lift station sewage leaks, landfills, pesticides and fertilizers.

The diagram below illustrates several ways that groundwater can become contaminated. Once a source of groundwater for wells becomes contaminated, it can affect the drinking water for miles.

Groundwater contamination is a very serious issue. Surveillance data since 1981, compiled by Marshfield Clinic, shows that approximately half of all waterborne disease outbreaks were associated with contaminated groundwater, usually drinking well water contaminated by septic systems.

 

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