The city of Houston lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people to boil their tap water before drinking or using it.
The order led to the closure of schools and businesses. The city rescinded the order shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The boil water notice has been rescinded. The water is safe to drink, brush your teeth, etc. I appreciate your patience. stHouston Public Works has placed the entire city of Houston under a boil water notice as a response to a power outage at its main water system on Sunday. Multiple Houston area public and private schools, as well as some local colleges, were closed Monday as a result of the notice, while others made adjustments to provide affected campuses with bottled water and sanitizer.
“The water pressure dropped below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s required minimum of 20 PSI during a
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