Did you notice the flyer that was attached to your front door? I hope you didn't just toss it out thinking it was yet another offer to mow your yard. No, this was an official NOTICE from our Water District #89 announcing that all water service would be temporarily shut off on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 from 9AM to 6PM.
Ok, big deal you might be thinking. I'm at work during those hours anyway. But hold on there! Read the rest of the notice. Due to conditions which have occurred recently in the water system, the Texas Commision on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required the system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption.
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and for making ice should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling you may purchase bottled water. When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the water system officials will notify you. If you have questions, please call 713-405-1750 or 877-405-1750.
I will call them tomorrow and see what the official word is and post it, but I called my niece who is a Chemical Engineer and used to work for Harris County as a wet lab Chemist (that's the folks who test the water for compliance with EPA regulations) and she said that if the TCEQ was requiring this kind of notice then the water was not safe at all. I asked her if the carbon-activated filters we had installed on our kitchen faucet and showerheads would be enough to protect us and she replied, "No. Definitely not. You all need to hound your water district officials to get the water cleaned up over there. Don't bathe - and if you shower, be careful about getting water in your mouth. Take a hot shower and make it quick. Boil all water for all uses - even for the dogs & cats."
I don't know about the rest of you, neighbors, but I've HAD IT with the WCID#89's incompetence and apparent indifference to the quality of our water!!!!!!!
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