A boil water advisory was issued in Houston, Texas on Sunday after several water treatment plants lost power.
Houston Public Works wrote in a news release that the water pressure had dropped “below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required minimum of 20 PSI for a power outage at the eastern water purification plant”.
The agency advised the public to avoid drinking water without first boiling it, to boil all water for at least two minutes before using it, and to allow water to cool before using it. People without electricity are encouraged to use bottled water.
Water pressure was restored for all customers shortly after the power outage on Sunday, according to the statement.
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A boil water advisory was issued in Houston, Texas on Sunday after several water treatment plants lost power.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city believes the water is safe, but they had to issue a boil water advisory due to regulatory requirements.
“Water samples will follow later and hopefully we’ll get the go-ahead from TCEQ,” Turner tweeted early Monday morning. “The city has to wait 24 hours from that point before the boil water notice is lifted. The earliest would be tomorrow night or very early Tuesday morning.”
Officials will notify the public when the water is again safe to drink without first boiling it.
The Houston Independent School District announced that its schools, offices and facilities would be closed Monday in response to the boil water advisory.
The city encourages people who do not have electricity to boil water to use bottled water.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Sunday that he was directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to provide immediate resources to help with Houston’s water problem. He said power was lost at three different water treatment plants.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was directing state agencies to provide immediate resources to help with Houston’s water problem.
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“The State of Texas is immediately responding and deploying support to Houston as they work to restore a safe water supply,” Abbott said. “We have been in contact with the mayor [Sylvester] Turner to offer the full support of the state, and we are currently working to meet the city’s request for assistance with prompt delivery of the water sample results.”
“I thank TDEM and TCEQ for responding quickly to help address this issue. We urge those affected by the boil water advisory to continue to pay attention to instructions from local officials and take proper precautions when boiling and using water Together, we will make sure our fellow Texans are supported as the city’s water supply returns,” he continued.
