Table 3. Water sample culture results.      
           
      Selective Media
  Sample Number Description Total Coliform Bacteria (per 100 ml) Heterotrophic Plate Count (per 100 ml) Fungi/Yeast (per 100 ml)
Hot Water Tank        
  006.1 Hot Water Tank 0 Confluent/TNTC Confluent/TNTC
Before Tank Removal      
  006.2 Shower/Hot water 0 Confluent/TNTC Confluent/TNTC
  118.1 Shower/Hot water 0 Confluent/TNTC Confluent/TNTC
  006.3 Kitchen/Cold water NT NT NT
After Tank Removal      
blue pig 118.3 Shower/Hot water 4 Confluent/TNTC Confluent/TNTC
  338.1A Shower/Hot water 0 TNTC Confluent/TNTC
  118.2 Kitchen/Hot water 0 Confluent 0
  118.4 Kitchen/Cold water 0 Confluent 0
During Pipe Replacement      
  338.1 Shower/Hot water 5 clear TNTC yeast
  338.7 Kitchen/Hot water 0 clear 0
  338.8 Kitchen/Cold water 0 clear 0
After Pipe Replacement      
  388.1 Shower/Hot water 0 1* 0
  338.3 Tub Faucet/Hot water 0 clear 0
  338.4 Tub Faucet/Cold water 0 clear 0
  388.2 Kitchen/Hot water 0 19* 0
  388.3 Kitchen/Cold water 0 clear TNTC yeast
NT- limited sample available, not tested      
Confluent- spreading growth      
TNTC- individual colonies Too Numerous To Count (>300)    
clear- minute, slow-growing clear colonies (mircoaerophilic)  
* orange or yellow colonies (myxobacter)