Water colonies?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some help from anyone who actually knows their way around water quality testing. We just got our results back from the lab, and apparently, our water isn't safe to drink. The report mentions two different types of bacterial colonies—specifically the 22°C / 72-hour and 37°C / 48-hour stuff. The official paperwork says it doesn't meet safety standards, yet someone told us verbally that it's perfectly fine to drink. Honestly, I'm completely lost here. Any advice would be huge. Thanks.

Amy Sanders44 said:Hey everyone, I’m looking for some help from anyone who actually knows their way around water quality testing. We just got our results back from the lab, and apparently, our water isn't safe to drink. The report mentions two different types of bacterial colonies—specifically the 22°C / 72-hour and 37°C / 48-hour stuff. The official paperwork says it doesn't meet safety standards, yet someone told us verbally that it's perfectly fine to drink. Honestly, I'm completely lost here. Any advice would be huge. Thanks.

Those "colonies" are bacterial colonies, most likely, and it looks like they tested their resilience at two different temperatures.
My guess is that when they told you it was okay to drink, they were implying that if you live there and have been drinking it for a while without getting sick, you've probably built up some kind of immunity to those specific bacteria.
Personally, though? I wouldn't touch that water.
I don't know what the standard protocol is for drafting these lab reports, but in my book, failing to specify exactly what was found is just plain unprofessional.

Look, we aren't even living there yet, but we just got a response saying everything is fine—that it’s non-infectious and these bacteria aren't really a major health threat. As a total amateur, that's how I processed it. But honestly, I’m curious what a professional would actually say. Like, if the "allowable limit" is 20, but you're looking at a count of 95, what kind of symptoms are we talking about? Apparently, these aerobic mesophilic bacteria show up in bottled water too, but I can't help being a little skeptical. Thanks for any insight you can share. Cheers.