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Orange County, Fla., Officials Increase Security after Water Threat.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2002

By Susan Jacobson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 20--Security was tightened Sunday at Orange County drinking-water plants after the FBI received a threat against the Orlando-area water supply.

Law-enforcement officials said the water remains safe, but they wanted to alert the public as a precaution.

"We know the FBI is working on it," said Orange Sheriff Kevin Beary,

co-chairman of the Central Florida Domestic Security Task Force. "We know the federal authorities are working on it."

Beary and task force co-chairwoman Joyce Dawley described the threat as vague and unsubstantiated. They would not reveal details about how or where it was lodged.

"We want to make sure we have every...

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