Houston boil water notice: Tap water is safe to drink again after TCEQ cleared water samples, city announces - KTRK-TV
The boil water notice is over.Officials said customers no longer need to boil water before drinking, cooking, and making ice after water quality testing submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed that tap water meets all regulatory standards and is safe to drink.The City of Bellaire rescinded its boil water notice Monday night, saying Houston's water system didn't impact its water quality.Houston ISD and a number of other school districts canceled classes on Tuesday, for the second day in a row, due to the boil water notice.Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said they consulted with the state, but the boil water advisory was not issued until seven hours later, around 6:30 p.m.He said a transformer at the water center also failed, as well as the backup transformer.He said the water pressure dropped below 20 PSI for less than two minutes, but the boil water advisory was all done out of an abundance of caution.