Ventura officials have warned hundreds of residents in the Pierpont neighborhood not to use their tap water after trace amounts of gasoline was detected in the city’s water supply near Harbor Boulevard and Monmouth Way. … It was unclear exactly how the gasoline may have gotten into the drinking water supply. Over a year ago, a gas-like odor spread through the beachside Pierpont neighborhood, prompting two evacuations in four days. More than a week after initial reports, agencies said they traced the source to the Sinclair gas station on Harbor Boulevard. 

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