Boil water notices issued for parts of Hays, Travis and Bastrop counties
Boil water notices have been issued for multiple areas in Hays County, an additional area of Travis County and part of Elgin in Bastrop County.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Boil water notices have been issued for multiple areas in Hays County, an additional area of Travis County and part of Elgin in Bastrop County.
Boil water notices have also been issued for Travis County Water District 10 and the City of Lexington.
The areas of Hays County under the notice include Hays County Water Water Control and Improvement Districts (WCID) 1 and 2, as well as the Reunion Ranch WCID.
In Travis County, the Senna Hills Multi-Use District (MUD) is under a boil water notice. That area is on Senna Hills Drive off Bee Caves Road.
The WCIDs for the Hays County locations and Senna Hills MUD are operated by the water infrastructure operations company Inframark, which issued a statement that claims the notices are a precautionary measure after the West Travis County Public Utility Agency's water system lost pressure.
"When pressures have been restored and all required sampling has been completed we will rescind the boil water notice," said Inframark compliance manager Vanessa Chapa in an email.
In Bastrop County, the City of Elgin issued a notice for the Elgin Oaks subdivision and nearby streets on the same distribution system. These streets include Lacy Drive, Shady Drive, Shady Cove, Pumpstation Road, Sandy Lane, Markert Drive and Little Sandy Drive.
According to Elgin's notice, power outages at the city's water treatment plant on Thursday prevented the city from producing enough water to fill elevated storage tanks. This lead to a loss of pressure, triggering the boil water notices.
The notices advise residents in the affected areas to boil all water for two minutes prior to human consumption to ensure the water is sterilized.