Mountain View city officials said testing of the affected water lines has not detected E. coli, but coliform bacteria has been found- which can cause illness if ingested.
Mountain View residents whose water service was contaminated during maintenance work will have to wait until at least midweek before they can safely use tap water for anything beyond flushing toilets, city officials said.
The northbound lanes of 19th Avenue between Sloat and Lincoln reopened in time for Monday morning's commuters after a 70-hour shutdown for repaving. There are still two more weekends of shutdowns ahead.
Mountain View residents in nearly 70 homes who have had their water shut off since Friday will have to wait until at least mid-week to be able to use water from their tap for anything other than toilet flushing, the city said Sunday.
Drivers beware! A major stretch of 19th Avenue remains shut down this weekend, as Caltrans repaves one of San Francisco's busiest corridors. The Northbound lanes of 19th Avenue between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way closed to traffic.