Quick take
- Who: customers of the Jackson public water system on FM 139, CR 3360, CR 3341 and CR 3569 in Shelby County, Texas. The boil notice is in effect now.
- Why: a line break. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the system to tell those customers to boil their water.
- When: the notice took effect Wed., Nov. 4, according to the notice published by Shelby County Today. It stays in effect until the system tells customers the water is safe.
- What to do: bring water to a vigorous rolling boil for two minutes and let it cool before drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing hands or face, or use bottled water.
- Questions: Alison Rhone, 936-332-4439.
Some water customers in Shelby County need to boil their water. Because of a line break, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Jackson public water system to tell customers on FM 139, CR 3360, CR 3341 and CR 3569 to boil their water before using it, according to the system’s notice, published by Shelby County Today. The notice took effect Wednesday, Nov. 4, and remains in effect as of Thursday, Nov. 5.
What to do
- The notice says water for drinking, cooking and making ice “should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes,” then cooled before use. It also tells customers to boil water before washing hands or face, brushing teeth or drinking.
- Bottled water or water from another safe source is fine instead.
- “Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria,” the notice says.
- The notice asks customers to share it with neighbors who may not have gotten it, including people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses.
How long
The system will tell customers when it is no longer necessary to boil water, and it will issue a notice lifting the order, the notice says. As of Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, we had not found a notice lifting it. Questions go to Alison Rhone at 936-332-4439.