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This Black Town Has E. Coli in Its Drinking Water, but Feds Just Cut Support

Earlier this year, a bottle filled with water from her tap glowed under an ultraviolet light — lit with signs of sewage contamination

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# [This Black Town Has E. Coli in Its Drinking Water, but Feds Just Cut Support](https://capitalbnews.org/cahokia-heights-sewage-flooding-e-coli-tap-water/)

> Earlier this year, a bottle filled with water from her tap glowed under an ultraviolet light — lit with signs of sewage contamination

![Filthy water submerges town](https://i0.wp.com/capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/il-flooding.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)