Testing To Continue After North Sacramento Water Contamination Scare

UPDATE 6:44 p.m.: The City of Sacramento says it will continue to take and test neighborhood water samples following an incident of contamination.
Residents of a North Sacramento neighborhood reported water that was a purplish-color on Monday afternoon.
Pravani Vandeyar is the water quality superintendent for the city.
"We do not have a sample of the purple water and that’s part of the issue with this incident," Vandeyar says. "We have samples after flushing was done in that area."
The area is south of Main Avenue, west of Norwood Avenue, east of Pell Drive and north of I-80.
The notice comes in response to reports of discolored (purple) tap water.
The area is south of Main Avenue, West of Norwood Avenue, east of Pell Drive and north of I-80.

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