{"id":13320,"date":"2018-06-01T17:09:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T17:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/01\/camp-pendleton-no-fecal-matter-found-in-base-water\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:23:45","slug":"camp-pendleton-no-fecal-matter-found-in-base-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/06\/01\/camp-pendleton-no-fecal-matter-found-in-base-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Pendleton: No fecal matter found in base water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The drinking water is still safe at Camp Pendleton<\/a> although it did test positive for bacteria found in feces, the base confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lab results from regular tests of Pendleton\u2019s water system found more than 6 percent of the lab samples tested contained coliform, a bacteria in human and animals digestive tracts that is also found in fecal matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be clear, \u201cthere was no fecal matter found in Camp Pendleton\u2019s base water system,\u201d said spokesman Marine Corps Capt. Luke Weaver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe installation routinely monitors for drinking water contaminants. We test weekly at a minimum,\u201d Weaver said in a statement. \u201cForty-nine samples were taken in the southern water system to test for the presence of coliform bacteria during April 2018. Of those samples, 6.1 percent (3 of 49) showed the presence of total coliform bacteria. The standard is that no more than 5 percent of the total number of samples collected per month test positive for that bacteria.\u200e\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t