A warning went out to residents in the Pierpont neighborhood, instructing them to “not use the tap water.” But the “do not use order” was later dialed back, with city leaders saying the sample test was a “false positive.” … An official with the city said they have tested the water regularly ever since last year’s leak at the Sinclair Gas Station that contaminated the groundwater. “There were two samples and were initially reported with gasoline concentrations, and then once the laboratory received that data, they contacted another agency or another organization to do a reanalysis of the samples,” said Jennifer Nance, Public Information Officer with the City of Ventura. 

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