Quick take
- Boil water notice dated Oct. 20 for Swift Water Supply customers at 2548 to 5045 FM 2112, CR 233, CR 234, CR 235 and CR 2061.
- Cause: the main line broke at 4187 FM 2112. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the notice.
- Bring water to a vigorous rolling boil for two minutes before drinking, cooking or making ice, or use bottled water.
- The notice stays in effect until the water supply tells customers it has been rescinded. Questions: (936) 462-7843 or (936) 221-6490.
Swift Water Supply Corp. has a boil water notice in effect for some of its customers, according to a notice dated Oct. 20 on the water supply's website. KTRE posted the notice Tuesday night. It was still listed on the Swift website as of 12:09 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Swift’s office is in Nacogdoches, and KTRE reported the notice from there. The notice itself doesn’t name a county.
Where the notice applies
- FM 2112, addresses 2548 to 5045
- County Road 233
- County Road 234
- County Road 235
- County Road 2061
The notice says the main line broke at 4187 FM 2112, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required Swift to tell customers to boil their water.
What to do
- Bring water to a vigorous rolling boil and keep it boiling for two minutes. Let it cool before you use it.
- Use boiled water for drinking, cooking and making ice. The notice also lists brushing teeth and washing hands and face.
- Bottled water or another safe source works instead of boiling.
- The notice says children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk from harmful bacteria.
The water supply asks you to share the notice with anyone else who drinks this water and may not have seen it, such as people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses.
Swift says it will send customers a notice when the water is safe to drink again. We'll update this story when that happens.
Who to call
Questions go to Swift Water Supply at (936) 462-7843 or (936) 221-6490. The office is at 7077 State Highway 7 East in Nacogdoches and is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, according to its website. For a water emergency, the website says to leave a message at the office and call (936) 221-6490.