Houston lifted a boil water notice for the city's 2 million residents on Tuesday morning after a power outage at a plant caused pressure to drop on Sunday.
Officials in"Customers no longer need to boil water before drinking, cooking and making ice. Water quality testing submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has confirmed that tap water meets all regulatory standards and is safe to drink," the city said in a release.
The order had been in effect since Sunday after a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant caused pressure to drop. The notice, which impacted all of the city of 2 million people and some adjacent areas, was issued out of an abundance of caution. John Beezley, of Bonham, buys cases of water after learning that a boil water notice was issued for the entire city of Houston on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at Walmart on S. Post Oak Road in Houston.The order led to the closure of businesses and schools, including the Houston Independent School District. People shop for bottled water after a boil water notice was issued for the entire city of Houston on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at Walmart on S. Post Oak Rd. in Houston.
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