Austin Water Issues Boil Water Notice

[3adays 454]

http://austintexas.gov/news/austin-water-issues-city-wide-boil-water-notice

Austin)— Austin Water has issued a city-wide boil water notice for all customers of Austin Water. The notice is being issued as the utility works to stabilize the water treatment system. 

Historic flood waters flowing into our water supply lakes contain very high levels of silt that makes it challenging for the water plants to produce the volume of water needed to supply customers at this time. The high level of debris, silt and mud requires extended filtration that slows the process of getting treated water in to the system. To provide necessary water pressure for fire protection, plants must distribute water at treatment levels not typical of the utility’s high standards for consumption.

To ensure that water is safe, customers are asked to boil water used for drinking, cooking or ice until further notice. It’s important to note that there have been no positive tests for bacterial infiltration of the system at this time. 

“Anyone who’s seen the water running through Ladybird Lake can see how muddy it is. The unprecedented rain and runoff through our entire lake system has simply overwhelmed our treatment capacity,” said Austin Mayor Steve Adler. “The good thing is that we can continue with most of our daily routines – like showering, hand washing and laundry – but we all need to do our part to conserve where we can, and boil the tap water we consume. We’re working with our partners in the school systems, health care, food service and neighboring cities to make sure we’re all working together.”

What can customers do?

• Reduce water use as much as possible to ensure adequate supply is available for basic needs, fire protection, public health and safety.
• Boil water intended for consumption. To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking and for making ice should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption. The water should be brought to a vigorous, rolling boil for three minutes. In lieu of boiling water, you may use bottled water.
• Businesses should not use drinking fountains or soda fountains that rely on tap water.

The boil water notice will be lifted once Austin Water can stabilize the treatment systems. Austin Water will notify residents when the water is safe for consumption and it is no longer necessary to boil the water.

City of Austin and Austin Water are working in coordination with public health and safety partners in the region to keep the public informed.

For more information, boil water notice updates (updates will be posted daily by 4 p.m.) and frequently asked questions about boil water notices visit http://www.austintexas.gov/boilH2O. 

For questions or concerns, please contact 3-1-1.

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[CleverNickname 1321]

Can confirm panic buying at HEB is ongoing. I suspect shelves stripped by 7am.

Source: Was at HEB at 6:05am panic buying 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

Flint Texas

[Murfdogg21 4413]

They conveniently don’t mention what time they started or plan to start releasing dirty water.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

2 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

They conveniently don’t mention what time they started or plan to start releasing dirty water.

Yeah I filled up the water bottle this morning and chugged it already.  See y’all on the other side.  

[Chet Steadman 940]

I can’t wait for the pics to start rolling in of the self-important shoppers loading up on entire pick-up truck-sized loads of water.  

After all, their water needs are more important than us simpletons.  

[hookemATL 11798]

I already made coffee. This pot is going to be consumed. It’s 7am on a Monday. I’m drinking coffee. 

[bolverk 29694]

2 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

I already made coffee. This pot is going to be consumed. It’s 7am on a Monday. I’m drinking coffee. 

I'm on my fourth cup and just saw this. Am I going to die?

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

Think ya'll are gonna be allright.  From KXAN:

Quote

 

The utility says there are no positive tests for bacteria in the system as of early Monday morning.

 

 

 

 

But sadly, yes, one day you and I and everyone you know will be dead.

Edited October 22, 2018 by MC Fresh Breath

[Homercles 10206]

NPR said all the flooding has jacked up the lake water they use so it requires extra filtering. I live in Williamson but my kids have daycare inside city limits so had to brave traffic again to get them a gallon each. Cvs was already low on bottled water.

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

8 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said:

 

(double post)

Edited October 22, 2018 by MC Fresh Breath
ugh double post

[1978horn 894]

Good news is that traffic was spectacular this morning. Betting on people freaking out and not going to work. We should do this everyday.

[royiv 9327]

Conveniently timed until F1 is done and the hotels start emptying out of all the visitors in town for the race.

[atomheartbevo 89746]

stole from reddit Austin but it’s appropriate. 

[Deej 76855]

Good thing my dogs drink Evian. 

[Digdogger 1344]

I'm boiling all my wastewater too just to be safe

[bluto 4934]

So wtf do restaurants do during this? 

[Digdogger 1344]

Crazy idea, but they could boil their water

[3adays 454]

Use bottled water. Just like a fancy resort in 3rd world country. 

[mdmost 43010]

Well it's a great thing people aren't panicking about this...oh wait.

 

[phdhorn 6224]

HEB in Bee Cave is open, and I'm sure will look like this by 10 o'clock this a.m. with panicky, self-important trophy wives and idiots.

[3adays 454]

This is why you go to the poor’s HEB. They either haven’t seen the news, can’t afford bottled water or grew up somewhere with even shittier water. 

[phdhorn 6224]

Ha, now our water system says Bee Cave is under the boil notice.

I'm sure the gladiator contests at our HEB water aisle right now are glorious.

[South Austin 52523]

So it's possible that I consumed some shit particles in my morning glass of water?

[HenryJames 66134]

Hancock, imo.

Beer aisle still full.

[phdhorn 6224]

No, the good news is that the painful death, deadly, lethal bacteria in your drink live on shit.  So you're in the clear!

[Dbeasy 15074]

Thank the lord I’ve been jarring my urine for the last two years in anticipation of just this type of event.

[elfenix 34330]

I'm on my fourth cup and just saw this. Am I going to die?

You make no boil instant cold brew?

[Mr. Blutarsky 133]

Hit HEB at Parmer/McNeil to grab a couple of gallons for the kid's formula and it was a scene from Mad Max. All shelves stripped and stay at home moms pleading with store managers that they need to think of the kids!

[bolverk 29694]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

I'm on my fourth cup and just saw this. Am I going to die?

You make no boil instant cold brew?

Well, no, but I'm not sure my crappy Mr. Coffee actually hits the boiling point so I'm updating my will now.

[South Austin 52523]

If I die I'm bequeathing all my rep to phdhorn.

[J.R. Juniors Junior Jr. 1084]

[APMP 688]

The properly boiled water is just as safe as commercial bottled. The run on bottled water seems irrational, which, yeah of course it is.

I need to go to the store too, need some gallon jugs to store my boiled water.

[Radical Larry 28653]

So it's possible that I consumed some shit particles in my morning glass of water?

You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

[South Austin 52523]

1 minute ago, Radical Larry said:

You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

 

 

[HenryJames 66134]

6 minutes ago, APMP said:

The properly boiled water is just as safe as commercial bottled. The run on bottled water seems irrational, which, yeah of course it is.

I need to go to the store too, need some gallon jugs to store my boiled water.

Yep. I was somehow able to boil water without leaving the house:

[yaqdum 182]

22 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Thank the lord I’ve been jarring my urine for the last two years in anticipation of just this type of event.

my urine is pretty jarring to start with.

[atomheartbevo 89746]

There is nobody at our neighborhood park at 9:15 in the morning. I’m blaming the water notice because the water fountain is wrapped up with the sign from the City of Austin saying out of order.  Who am I kidding,  the people in this neighborhood would never let the kids drink from a public water fountain.  

[DaggerHorns 3085]

I’m trying to figure out where my rankings are for Austin freakouts:

1) Winter is coming!

2) need to boil water

3) weekend parking meters

4) Amy Winehouse dead

5) Blind salamanders

[Trey3216 15349]

33 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Hancock, imo.

Beer aisle still full.

It was good enough to kill the spread of Black Plague.  Just drink beer everyone! 

[SHOOTER12 8811]

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

I'm on my fourth cup and just saw this. Am I going to die?

Ghost Of Bolverk?

[drt 640]

3 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said:

I’m trying to figure out where my rankings are for Austin freakouts:

1) Winter is coming!

2) need to boil water

3) weekend parking meters

4) Amy Winehouse dead

5) Blind salamanders

You forgot the cobra and gas shortage

[Horny Bull 2760]

6 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said:

I’m trying to figure out where my rankings are for Austin freakouts:

1) Winter is coming!

2) need to boil water

3) weekend parking meters

4) Amy Winehouse dead

5) Blind salamanders

You’re missing that lovely little gas shortage we created out of thin air.

[DaggerHorns 3085]

1 minute ago, drt said:

You forgot the cobra and gas shortage

Great points. The gas shortage should be moved up. 

The cobra also deserves mention because it was a tragic atrocity that affected millions of people.

[TXSooner518 2438]

2 hours ago, hookemATL said:

I already made coffee. This pot is going to be consumed. It’s 7am on a Monday. I’m drinking coffee. 

[HenryJames 66134]

 

[phdhorn 6224]

9:40 a.m. Bee Cave HEB officially out of water.
Thanks a lot, Obama!

[South Austin 52523]

9 minutes ago, drt said:

You forgot the cobra and gas shortage

Cobra snek freakout was legitimate freakout.

[safe sex 11738]

Sucks if you had surgery scheduled for today.

[DaggerHorns 3085]

2 minutes ago, trauma babe said:

Sucks if you had surgery scheduled for today.

So what do they do now? Do they boil the water, just do the surgery today, or post pone it?

or did some people already do it not knowing the boil notice?