Entire City of Houston placed under boil water notice after system outage

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A boil water notice has been placed for the City of Houston’s Main Water System.

The video above is from a previous report.

Earlier on Sunday, the water pressure dropped below the city’s required minimum of 20 PSI due to a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The city monitored the water pressure throughout the entire day. Shortly after the outage, all water was restored to customers.

For those who are experiencing low pressure can contact the City of Houston Service at 311.

As a result of the notice, the public is being advised:

Those who do not have access to power to boil are advised to use bottled water.

Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deploy necessary resources to support the city of Houston after it announced a boil water notice following the loss of local power to three water treatment plants.

“The State of Texas is immediately responding and deploying support to Houston as they work to get a safe supply of water back online,” said Governor Abbott. “We have been in contact with Mayor Turner to offer the full support of the state, and we’re currently working to fulfill the city’s request for help with rapid turnaround of water sample results. I thank TDEM and TCEQ for swiftly responding to help address this issue. We urge those that the boil water notice affects to continue heeding the guidance of local officials and take adequate precautions when boiling and using water. Together, we will ensure our fellow Texans are supported while the city’s water supply returns.”

To see if you are in the impacted area, click here.

If you have any questions concerning the matter, you can contact 311 or email waterquality@houstontx.gov.