Urgent: Falfurrias Residents Advised to Boil Water Following Main Break

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued a boil water notice for the City of Falfurrias Utilities, PWS ID 0240001 public water system. This follows an emergency main break on March 7, 2024. Customers are advised to boil their water before use, including for drinking, washing hands and face, and brushing teeth. This is to kill any harmful bacteria that may have entered the water due to the break.

The notice emphasizes that children, seniors, and those with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk from harmful bacteria. Customers are urged to follow the boil water instructions. The water should be boiled for two minutes. Alternatively, customers can use bottled water or water from another safe source.

Officials will inform customers when it is safe to drink the water again. The boil water notice will be lifted in the same way it was issued. Customers are asked to share this information with others who may not have received the notice, such as people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses.

For questions, customers can contact Adrian Montemayor at 361-325-2597. The notice states that emergency line breaks are common and usually fixed without concern for water consumption. However, in this case, the water system has to take special measures to ensure quick repairs and public safety.

The notice ends by thanking customers for their patience. It stresses the need to follow the boil water notice to avoid health risks from contaminated water.

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