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Vaudreuil-Dorion lifts boil water advisory

The boil water advisory for Vaudreuil-Dorion has been lifted.
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WATCH ABOVE: Large sections of Vaudreuil-Dorion are under a boil water advisory. As Global's Billy Shields reports, city officials are asking residents to boil their water for at least one minute before consumption – Dec 19, 2016

The boil water advisory for Vaudreuil-Dorion has been lifted.

Sunday, city officials warned residents to boil their water for at least one minute before consuming it, or to use bottled water.

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Officials said the advisory was triggered after a lab test yielded a positive E. coli result.

A breakdown in communication between the city and its residents left many unaware of the situation.

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The automated phone calling system failed, with the warning only going out to about half of the intended recipients.

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