Boil water notice issued for Houston after pressure failure
Blinda Whaley pours water into a pan to boil after receiving a case of water and some food from a volunteer group led by Marcel McClinton in the 1900 block of Benson Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 in Houston. Residents in the Fifth Ward neighborhood received several cases of water and food to help with recovery from the recent winter storms. The residents of the neighborhood have been without water for several days because of broken pipes from the freeze.
In order to kill bacteria that may have entered the system, the city urges residents to boil water before drinking it, cooking with it or bathing with it. A boil water notice is still in effect for the city of Houston, which means that all water consumed by residents and pets should be boiled to kill potential bacteria.
Contamination most often occurs when a pipe bursts, there are issues with local water treatment facilities and during severe weather or natural disasters. When these events happen, the water supply is exposed sewage and other dangerous bacteria; by consuming it, people and their pets become at risk for diarrhea, cholera, Giardia, Salmonella infections and E. coli infections.
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