{"id":9,"date":"2019-10-14T17:04:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T17:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/health-env\/bacteria\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:44:22","slug":"bacteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/health-env\/bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class=\" c-block b-accordion c-block--layout-stacked\">\n\t<div  class=\"b-accordion__container l-container\">\n\n\t\t\n<header\t class=\"c-block__content-block c-block__header b-accordion__header c-content-block c-content-block--layout-left\"\t>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-content-block__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2  class=\"c-block__title b-accordion__title h2 c-content-block__title\" >\n\tDrinking Water Quality: Bacteria<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-accordion__content\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"c-accordion\"\tdata-js=\"c-accordion\">\n\t\t<article  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Disinfection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nywarn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Water\/Wastewater Emergency Response Network (NYWARN)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<article  class=\"c-accordion__row\">\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t<button  class=\"c-accordion__header h5\"\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-69dfb8c901043\" id=\"accordion-header-69dfb8c901044\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"c-accordion__header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLegionella\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<div  class=\"c-accordion__content\"\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-69dfb8c901043\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-69dfb8c901044\" hidden=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"c-accordion__content-container s-sink\"\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA &#8211; Legionella: Drinking Water Health Advisory<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ny.gov\/legionellosis-legionnaires-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSDOH \u2013 Legionellosis (Legionnaires\u2019 Disease)<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/health-env\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2019\/10\/Legionellosis_english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(PDF Version)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/diseases\/communicable\/legionellosis\/fact_sheet.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSDOH \u2013 Legionellosis (Legionnaires\u2019 Disease) Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<article  class=\"c-accordion__row\">\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t<button  class=\"c-accordion__header 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