A power outage at a water purification plant caused the City of Houston to issue a boil water notice throughout the entire city Sunday night.The city said that water pressure dropped below 20 pounds per square inch, which is the minimum amount of pressure required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. 

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A power outage at a water purification plant forced authorities in Texas' Houston to issue a boil water notice as the city's water pressure dropped, the Wall Street Journal said in a report

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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON - Houston schools were closed and some elective surgeries delayed on Monday after a city water treatment plant temporarily lost power and residents were urged to boil water through at least Tuesday. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he expects to hear from the state environmental agency by late Monday or early Tuesday morning on if the boil water notice

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HOUSTON (AP) — 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. 

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Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston

More than 2 million people across Houston faced a boil water order Monday and schools were shut down after a power outage disrupted the water system.

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Officials say more than 2 million people in the Houston area remain under a boil order notice after a power outage caused low water pressure at a water purification plant

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All public schools in Houston will be closed Monday after the city issued a boil water notice Sunday evening due to a loss of water pressure at a purification plant, officials said.

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Houston closes schools Monday as city is under boil water notice

Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation's fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before drinking or using it.

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By Chris Boyette and Rosa Flores, CNNAll public schools in Houston will be closed Monday after the city issued a boil water notice Sunday evening due to a loss of water pressure at a purification plant, officials said.The Houston Independent School District said on Twitter it is monitoring the situation and will provide additional updates Monday.“Earlier today, the water pressure dropped below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s requ…

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Millions in the country’s fourth-largest city were asked to take caution after a filtration plant lost power, an order that came 10 hours after the plant failure.

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Houston under boil-water order, schools to close after system failure

Millions of residents in the Houston area are expected to remain under a boil water notice until Tuesday. At least four area school districts are closed Monday in response.After a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant on Sunday, the nation’s fourth-largest city told water customers to boil water for at least two minutes before preparing food, drinking, bathing or brushing teeth. Customers were also told avoid using water from refrige…

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Power outage at plant causes boil water notice for entire city of Houston

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