Published 1 year ago

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

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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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News18 India

Houston Issues Boil Water Notice after City’s Water Pressure Drops, Millions Affected

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

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Houston places 2.2m people under boil water notice after plant power outage

Residents in largest city in Texas express anger at alert which came hours after power outage at purification facility on Sunday night

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Houston issues boil water notice after treatment plant power outage

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

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston

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.

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Houston boil water advisory for 2 million people could last until Tuesday, mayor says

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.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston

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

1 year ago·United States

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