Greenville Utilities crews are working to find the source of the water contamination, although they believe it could be isolated to the County Home Road area.
Members from Greenville Utilities, Pitt County Emergency Management and the state met today about the fecal coliform in the water. Managers say random samples taken from that area on Monday came back positive for the bacteria.
Now all customers who receive water from GUC, will need to boil their water before consumption. Pitt County Health Director John Morrow says he doesn't advise bathing in it either.
Greenville Utilities say it will continue to test the water and try to flush the water lines on County Home Road until the tests come back negative.