AUSTIN — After the City of Austin issued a city-wide boil water notice Monday following historic flooding that brought in high levels of silt into the city’s water supply, a Travis County official said Tuesday that the boil water notice could last 10 to 14 more days.
All Travis County Water District 10 customers are affected by Austin’s boil water notice.
The City of Pflugerville said their water is not impacted by Austin’s city-wide boil water notice.
School officials said three of their campuses are following along with the boil water advisory issued by the West Travis County Public Utility Agency.
All campuses in the district are accepting bottled water donations or gallons of water if available.
School leaders said five of their campuses are impacted by the boil water notice, and they don’t expect any additional campuses to have water issues at this time.
Officials said some of their campuses have been impacted by the Austin Water boil water notice.
Officials said all impacted campuses will provide bottled water for students and staff.
Officials said several of their campuses are affected by the boil water notice.
Monday night, school leaders said they encourage students to bring either bottled water, bottled drinks, and food to campus; school leaders said some off-campus restaurants might not be operating during the boil water advisory.

The owners of modern downtown diner Holy Roller also decided to close for the day.
Locals Bennu Coffee served cold brew coffee made with bottled water driven in from Elgin by an employee, and Houndstooth Coffee decided to “err on the side of caution” and closed its Austin stores for most of Monday.
The MLK location stayed open but didn’t serve coffee, and all three Austin stores are expected to be open Tuesday with water brought in from Dallas.
P. Terry’s also adapted by boiling water used to clean produce and potatoes, as well as wash employees’ hands, at its 13 Austin locations.
The restaurants boiled water and used bagged ice to cool it before washing food.
“The staff was more affected by the water disruption than our customers,” Terry said.
Other than offering only milkshakes and orange juice to drink, it was business as usual.” Sharon Mays, who owns healthy fast-casual salad-centric restaurant Baby Greens (1508 Anderson Lane), said she first heard about the notice from media reports Monday and received no direct notification from the city or Austin Water.
Her restaurant specializes in to-go orders, which means Baby Greens uses very few dishes, thus minimizing the need to wash dishes.
Despite providing customers with completely safe dining options, Mays said Baby Greens still had a very slow day, a woe echoed by other business owners around town, and only did about half the sales of a normal day.
“This is a time where local businesses need the customers to come out and support them.

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking and for making ice should be boiled and cooled.
Use bottled or boiled water for cooking, making ice, washing fruits and mixing soda water.
Give pets boiled or bottled water as well, St. David’s recommends, because they can get the same illnesses as we can get.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends these steps for during a boil water advisory: Do not serve or consume: water that has not been disinfected, ice or drinks made with water that has not been disinfected, or raw foods rinsed with water that has not been disinfected.
Discard ice made prior to the boil water advisory issuance and discontinue making ice.
For drinking water, use: commercially-bottled water and/or water that has been disinfected for Cryptosporidium by: boiling at a rolling boil for 1 minute (at altitudes greater than 6,562 feet, boil water for 3 minutes) distilling (water is boiled until it vaporizes and is then condensed back into water).
do not use chemicals such as bleach to disinfect your water Many water filters do not protect against water-borne illnesses.
Rinse hands well with running water – if running water is not available, water may be poured on the hands by another person.
Run cold water faucets continuously for at least 5 minutes.
Run coolers with direct water connections for 5 minutes.

Some homeowners in Pearl River are still being urged to boil water before use.
SUEZ Water officials say the break happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, and caused a loss of pressure in the distribution pipes.
The depressurization then increases the chance that untreated water could enter the system.
They say the boil water order is in effect for many of the homes on Michael Roberts Court, Robert McPadding Street, Fred Ill Jr. Court, Blue Hill Plaza and Veterans Memorial Drive.
Officials urge residents not to drink the water until boiling it for at least one minute.
The boiled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and prepping food.
Neighbors say they are sticking to bottled water for now.
"We did get pressure back so I thought everything was fine.
We are still doing bottled water, I didn’t want to take the chance," says one homeowner.
The boil water advisory will remain in effect until officials finish testing and deem the water safe.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the advisory Monday due to a pump failure.
The agency said in a news release that Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
USD 394 called off school for the day due to the advisory.
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
Anyone with questions can call the KDHE at (785) 296-5795.
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Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at kda.fsl@ks.gov or call (785) 564-6767.

Renee Crowder had to boil water in 1997 when her water at Apache Shores was not safe.
Use bottled or boiled water for cooking, making ice, washing fruits and mixing soda water.
You can use tap water for doing laundry or washing dishes, but use hot soapy water and rinse the dishes in boiled water.
Discontinue service of equipment with water line connections (e.g., water coolers, automatic ice makers, etc.).
Discard ice made prior to the boil water advisory issuance and discontinue making ice.
Use commercially-manufactured ice.
For drinking water, use: commercially-bottled water and/or water that has been disinfected for Cryptosporidium by: boiling at a rolling boil for 1 minute (at altitudes greater than 6,562 feet, boil water for 3 minutes) distilling (water is boiled until it vaporizes and is then condensed back into water).
do not use chemicals such as bleach to disinfect your water For cooking and food preparation: Discard any ready-to-eat food prepared with water prior to the discovery of the water contamination.
Run cold water faucets continuously for at least 5 minutes.
Run coolers with direct water connections for 5 minutes.

AUSTIN — Following a boil water notice issued to Austin Water customers Oct. 22, Austinites are scrambling to get bottled water from grocery stores across the city.
Historic flooding last week brought high levels of silt into the City of Austin’s water supply, so the city’s water plants are struggling to keep up.
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Hours after the boil water notice was issued, Austinites flocked to local grocery stores to get bottled water, leaving shelves empty.
KVUE’s Jay Wallis saw Austin residents rushing into an H-E-B to fill up on bottled water Monday morning.
At the H-E-B on Far West, shelves were empty when KVUE’s Lauren Petterson arrived at around 5:20 a.m. Katie Lynch said her H-E-B was packed with people getting bottled water.
Ariadyn Hansen tweeted a video of the "longest 6 a.m. line ever" at the H-E-B on Burnet Road.
She said she couldn’t find water at that location.
KVUE’s Kristie Gonzalez said Jo’s Coffee in downtown Austin was not serving coffee or water due to the boil water notice.
Stay tuned with KVUE on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates on the situation.

@kbrad5 The city of Austin’s water utility has issued a boil-water notice for all customers until the city’s water treatment system is stabilized, Austin Water said in a statement early Monday.
Austin Water customers need to boil water before drinking it, cooking with it or using it for ice until further notice, city officials said.
The boil notice comes after historic flooding in Central Texas last week which has caused water supply lakes to be filled with silt.
“To provide necessary water pressure for fire protection, plants must distribute water at treatment levels not typical of the utility’s high standards for consumption,” the city said.
Boil water intended for drinking.
The water should be brought to a rolling boil for three minutes.
However, the utility said customers should only use boiled or bottled water for cooking, making ice, washing fruits and vegetables, and making baby formula.
Austin Water said it would notify residents when the water is safe for consumption and when it is no longer necessary to boil the water.
For more information and frequently asked questions about boil water notices visit http://www.austintexas.gov/boilH2O.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.

The Rockland County Health Department has issued a boil water order Sunday for some residents in Orangeburg until further notice.
SUEZ Water says the issue stems from a water main break.
It says a loss of water pressure in the main break means there is a greater chance that untreated water or harmful microbes could enter the system.
Customers should boil their water for one minute before drinking, cooking, baking, washing dishes, making ice cubs or brushing teeth.
Officials say water does not have to be boiled before showering or washing clothes.

The City of Austin’s water utility has issued a city-wide boil water notice, as it struggles with the impact of debris from flooding on its water treatment capabilities.
Here are some frequently asked questions from Austin Water: To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking and for making ice should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption.
State laws require that a Boil Water Notice be issued if a water system has (or could have) become contaminated from water main breaks, loss of system pressure, or results of routine sampling in the system.
Bring all water to a rolling boil for at least three minutes, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, food preparation, and water for pets.
Boiling kills harmful bacteria and other organisms in the water that may cause illness.
You should throw away ice made during the time the notice was issued (freezing does not kill bacteria).
Only use boiled or bottled water for cooking, making ice, washing fruits and vegetables, and making baby formula.
If you don’t have bottled water, use water that has been rapidly boiled for at least three minutes.
How long will depend on the conditions that caused the need to boil, how quickly the conditions are corrected, and how long it takes for laboratory results to confirm it is safe to return to normal water use.