/tags/boil-water-notice Boil-Water Notice en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:37:55 GMT /austin/2022-12-28/austin-water-which-has-issued-three-boil-water-notices-in-four-years-gets-a-new-leader Shay Ralls Roalson will take over the position after longtime director Greg Meszaros resigned in February, days after an error at a treatment facility forced Austin residents to boil their water for several days. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:37:55 GMT /austin/2022-12-28/austin-water-which-has-issued-three-boil-water-notices-in-four-years-gets-a-new-leader Becky Fogel /energy-environment/2022-11-30/will-houstons-recent-water-woes-prompt-changes-to-the-states-aging-infrastructure The boil water notice affected millions of Texans and led to a two-day shutdown of area schools and disrupted local business. Water experts say the incident should direct cities to look at their own water containment equipment and consider possible upgrades. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:19:03 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-30/will-houstons-recent-water-woes-prompt-changes-to-the-states-aging-infrastructure Julian Aguilar /austin/2022-03-29/internal-investigation-confirms-staff-error-caused-austins-three-day-boil-water-notice-last-month The Austin Water investigation lays out a clearer timeline of what led to the city issuing its third boil-water notice in four years. An external investigation is ongoing. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:57:29 GMT /austin/2022-03-29/internal-investigation-confirms-staff-error-caused-austins-three-day-boil-water-notice-last-month Andrew Weber /austin/2022-02-17/austin-city-council-members-ask-for-an-independent-audit-of-the-citys-water-utility The vote comes nearly two weeks after Austin Water issued a citywide boil water notice. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:17:46 GMT /austin/2022-02-17/austin-city-council-members-ask-for-an-independent-audit-of-the-citys-water-utility Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2022-02-15/heres-what-we-know-about-what-caused-last-weeks-boil-water-notice-in-austin In the process of prepping a basin to treat incoming river water, employees added too much of a mixture containing calcium carbonate. This resulted in high levels of what the utility calls “turbidity,� or cloudiness, in the water. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:27:42 GMT /austin/2022-02-15/heres-what-we-know-about-what-caused-last-weeks-boil-water-notice-in-austin Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2022-02-15/watch-live-city-council-questions-austin-water-staff-about-boil-water-notice City Council members say they want to know how Austin Water can prevent another boil-water notice from happening in the future. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:54:24 GMT /austin/2022-02-15/watch-live-city-council-questions-austin-water-staff-about-boil-water-notice KUT Staff /austin/2022-02-11/director-of-austin-water-resigns-after-three-day-boil-water-notice-due-to-employee-error In a letter addressed to City Manager Spencer Cronk on Friday, Greg Meszaros said he was "ready to step aside." Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:58:45 GMT /austin/2022-02-11/director-of-austin-water-resigns-after-three-day-boil-water-notice-due-to-employee-error Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2022-02-09/dont-worry-if-you-drank-the-austin-tap-water-it-was-fine-all-along Boil-water notices, like the one issued this past weekend, can often be precautionary. It turns out this one was. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:38:23 GMT /austin/2022-02-09/dont-worry-if-you-drank-the-austin-tap-water-it-was-fine-all-along Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2022-02-08/city-says-its-safe-for-austin-residents-to-drink-tap-water-again A citywide boil-water notice was issued Saturday evening. Austin Water said human error led to issues at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:41:18 GMT /austin/2022-02-08/city-says-its-safe-for-austin-residents-to-drink-tap-water-again Marisa Charpentier /energy-environment/2022-02-08/austin-lifts-water-conservation-requirements-but-boil-water-notice-continues People can pick up safe drinking water from eight city-run distribution sites around Austin. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:26:10 GMT /energy-environment/2022-02-08/austin-lifts-water-conservation-requirements-but-boil-water-notice-continues Marisa Charpentier