Houston: boil water notice

[jaime1982]

Just saw this. Not sure what the problem is

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[Sackett]

Wow, that’s a HUGE area. Millions of people, restaurants, etc that are affected.

[Jamerendino]

Thanks for the heads up. Shared with my coworkers.

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[firemanjj82]

It's Houston. Probably should be boiling your water anyways.

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[bhaggie86]

Yep, HISD and a few other schools close due to this. Issue caused the pressure to drop below minimum standard, or something along those lines.

[MacDaddy67]

Dora is on it !!! no worries

[Swampa]

HISD
Spring Branch ISD
Aldine ISD
Pasadena ISD
YES Prep

Closed today

Something about a power outage and low water pressure


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[Mitchell8]

Water tastes fine this morning. Just good probiotics!

[Johnny Dangerr]

Dumped first pot of coffee...

[CoolHandLuke]

Seeing this now and glad we are not in the area. What’s the risk and type of bugs/parasites they are concerned about?

[Big_gun]

Originally Posted by CoolHandLuke

Seeing this now and glad we are not in the area. What’s the risk and type of bugs/parasites they are concerned about?

that would be my first question. and a better interactive map

[Johnny Dangerr]

Our fridge has a serious filter system. Bet it will be impossible to find a open restaurant today...

[Rustled Again]

Cryptosporidium, giridia, coliform, are several organisms that could cause problems in untreated water.

[Mitchell8]

Originally Posted by Rustled Again

Cryptosporidium, giridia, coliform, are several organisms that could cause problems in untreated water.

Are those probiotics? Heard I need to eat more them

[Rustled Again]

You might get the "skitters".

[67olds442]

It's just a precaution, drink up.

[Bucknaked]

It may actually be an improvement!

[Johnny Dangerr]

Restaurants are open. Bottled water only...

[Chad_E]

Just to help some better understand...

Any time a public water system drops below 20 psi they are required by TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) to issue a boil water notice. This happens in rural areas of Texas quite frequently just based on small line sizes, line breaks and long system lines (non looped).

[diamond10x]

Originally Posted by Chad_E

Just to help some better understand...

Any time a public water system drops below 20 psi they are required by TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) to issue a boil water notice. This happens in rural areas of Texas quite frequently just based on small line sizes, line breaks and long system lines (non looped).

This. It's an EPA requirement. It doesn't mean the water is dangerous necessarily, just a CYA when there is a pressure loss for some reason. That reason could be like mentioned above or for general maintenance duties like replacing an old valve or something similar.

[WItoTX]

The more concerning part, why was the state not notified until 8 hours in? Did Harris county not know of the loss of power and depressurization? Did they know and refuse to report? Did they not know they were supposed to report it?

That last one scares me the most because that proves the incompetence of people in charge. And my opinion we are going to find out that was the case. I am glad I live in a MUD.

[DUKFVR]

Originally Posted by WItoTX

The more concerning part, why was the state not notified until 8 hours in? Did Harris county not know of the loss of power and depressurization? Did they know and refuse to report? Did they not know they were supposed to report it?

That last one scares me the most because that proves the incompetence of people in charge. And my opinion we are going to find out that was the case. I am glad I live in a MUD.

The city is run by complete morons. Nothing surprises me with pothole turner & dora the xplorer running it.

[SneakyPhil]

Originally Posted by WItoTX

The more concerning part, why was the state not notified until 8 hours in? Did Harris county not know of the loss of power and depressurization? Did they know and refuse to report? Did they not know they were supposed to report it?

That last one scares me the most because that proves the incompetence of people in charge. And my opinion we are going to find out that was the case. I am glad I live in a MUD.

There are many MUD's that are affected by this. You can do a search for the list.

[WItoTX]

Originally Posted by SneakyPhil

There are many MUD's that are affected by this. You can do a search for the list.

That's right, I should have been more clear. Our MUD is on its own well system, not tied into the CoH system. I would never want to live on the CoH system.

[matagordian]

Originally Posted by WItoTX

The more concerning part, why was the state not notified until 8 hours in? Did Harris county not know of the loss of power and depressurization? Did they know and refuse to report? Did they not know they were supposed to report it?

That last one scares me the most because that proves the incompetence of people in charge. And my opinion we are going to find out that was the case. I am glad I live in a MUD.

Houston is following the rules. Who cares how long it takes till they notify the state. The state won't do anything to fix it. TCEQ doesn't do anything except send a letter out months later. TCEQ won't mess with Houston anyway.
Their too big.

[Strummer]

Originally Posted by matagordian

Houston is following the rules. Who cares how long it takes till they notify the state. The state won't do anything to fix it. TCEQ doesn't do anything except send a letter out months later. TCEQ won't mess with Houston anyway.
Their too big.

All TCEQ is going to do is issue the fine when all said and done .

[WItoTX]

Originally Posted by matagordian

Houston is following the rules. Who cares how long it takes till they notify the state. The state won't do anything to fix it. TCEQ doesn't do anything except send a letter out months later. TCEQ won't mess with Houston anyway.
Their too big.

Waiting 8+ hours to tell residents of the county is within the rules? I am genuinely asking, I don't know, because that seems like a serious flaw if that is true.

If the issue occurred, no one reports it to the public, then someone drinks the water, gets sick, and dies, that is going to be a massive lawsuit. But then again, we saw what the city of Flint got away with. So who knows.

[matagordian]

Originally Posted by WItoTX

Waiting 8+ hours to tell residents of the county is within the rules? I am genuinely asking, I don't know, because that seems like a serious flaw if that is true.

If the issue occurred, no one reports it to the public, then someone drinks the water, gets sick, and dies, that is going to be a massive lawsuit. But then again, we saw what the city of Flint got away with. So who knows.

They have 24 hours to notify the customers. The water is fine and no one is going to get sick since they have chlorine in the water.

How many operators in here??

[Jason Fry]

Reminds me a little of "you done messed up A-A-Ron!" How does a city of 2 million people get in this scenario from a power outage? Seems like power outages ought to be a predictable enough occurrence to have a backup plan?

[jdg13]

Originally Posted by Jason Fry

How does a city of 2 million people get in this scenario from a power outage? Seems like power outages ought to be a predictable enough occurrence to have a backup plan?

2 reasons:

1. The city is run by inept politicians who fund their own special interests instead of maintaining infrastructure.

2. The residents vote for the above losers, don't care to spend a dime on infrastructure until something breaks, then want someone else to pay for fixing it.

[locolobo]

Situation is, When PSI drops below 20, ground water MAY be able to backflow into a leaking pipe somewhere, Contaminating who knows how much of an area.

[jrfan]

Originally Posted by locolobo

Situation is, When PSI drops below 20, ground water MAY be able to backflow into a leaking pipe somewhere, Contaminating who knows how much of an area.

^^^

This is the correct answer.