Breached pipe leaves millions without clean drinking water
Governor Deval Patrick announced the lift of the "boil-water" order at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority headquarters.
The ban was lifted after more than 800 water samples at 482 locations were tested, the governor's office said. The tests showed no contamination that could threaten public health.
It ended a crisis that began May 1, 2010, and that at one point deprived nearly 2 million people in Boston of clean drinking water.
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