Residents across western Travis County were told Tuesday to put their tap water on the stove before they drink it, after routine monitoring turned up elevated turbidity in filtered water at the West Travis County Public Utility Agency. The boil water notice covers several neighborhoods west of Austin and urges people to treat their tap as a potential health risk while additional testing is underway. Officials say cloudy water can make disinfection less effective and are warning residents not to drink unboiled tap water until the utility gives the all clear.
Who’s affected
The advisory stretches across multiple systems, including Travis County Municipal Utility Districts 18, 13, and 12, parts of MUD 11, Crystal Mountain Water District, Lazy Nine MUDs…..