On Tuesday, the Starbucks coffee shop inside the Student Activity Center at the University of Texas was closed as a result of the city of Austin’s boil-water notice.
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The University of Texas student is from Corpus Christi on the Gulf coast, where storms sometimes cause havoc with water supplies.
Signs have been posted on drinking fountains warning against their use, dining halls are using boiled water in food preparation, and extra supplies of bottled water have been ordered.
“We’re playing a little bit of catch-up,” said Jimmy Johnson, UT’s assistant vice president for campus safety.
At St. Edward’s, three 125-gallon tanks of drinking water have been placed around campus for students and employees, said Sandra Zaragoza, a spokeswoman.
Concordia’s dining hall has scaled back beverage offerings, and the campus Starbucks remains open but with limited offerings, said university spokeswoman Lisa Kessler.
Dining halls are using bottled water and boiled water in food preparation, and menus are being tweaked.
UT students who live off campus, as well as faculty and staff members, have been asked to bring most of the food and liquids they will need each day to campus, Johnson said.