More than 2 million people in the Houston area were urged to boil their tap water Monday after a power outage at a purification plant.
More than 2 million people in the Houston area were urged to boil their tap water Monday after a power outage at a purification plant prompted the mayor to initiate a review of what went wrong.
“Those challenges prevent the district from being able to provide meals for its students and ensure safe water is available for students and staff,” Houston ISD officials said in a statement.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersThe notice was issued Sunday, hours after two transformers failed, causing power outages at the water plant, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a press conference Monday. There was no indication the water system had been contaminated.
Sixteen sensors marked dips under the minimum pressure levels required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — 14 of them for only 2 minutes and two of them for nearly 30 minutes, Turner said. “The issue I feared the most was power loss,” he said. Like Houston, Hawkins said an electric failure once forced part of Washington DC to temporarily boil its water.
Tony Crawford said he hurried to buy water after he heard about the boil notice, as he loaded three cases of bottled water into his vehicle outside a Houston Walmart. “With the exception of a few minor delayed starts to elective surgeries on Monday morning,” all Memorial Hermann locations are open and operational, according to a statement from Memorial Hermann Health System.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Houston ISD closes schools amid boil water notice in Houston areaHouston ISD announced they are closing all facilities amid the City of Houston issued boil water notice on Sunday.
Leer más »
Houston Boil Water Notice: Houston ISD campuses to be closed on TuesdayOfficials with the Houston Independent School District says they're closing their campuses for an additional day due to the boil water notice.
Leer más »
Houston boil water notice: Schools announce closures amid system outage at water treatment plantA boil water notice went into effect on Sunday after a system outage at a water treatment plant at 10:30 a.m.
Leer más »
Houston issues boil water notice following power outages to water treatment plantsThe city of Houston, Texas, issued a boil water notice on Sunday following power outages at water treatment plants. Residents are urged to boil water before using it.
Leer más »
Houston grocery stores limit water purchases to avoid running out during water boil noticeGrocery stores across Houston are struggling to keep up with the demand for bottled water as Houston and some surrounding cities remain under a water boil notice issued Sunday night.
Leer más »
Houston Under Boil Water Notice, Schools Close, After Power Outage at PlantThe main water system for Houston, Texas has been given a boil water notice after water pressure dropped below minimum water pressure levels following a power outage at one of the system's water purification plants, according to a city press release.
Leer más »