Boil Water Notice Issued for East Temple
A boil water notice was issued for East Temple after work crews discovered a main break Friday morning.
Residents living east of I-35 who currently have water service were asked to boil water meant for human consumption until further notice. To ensure the destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption, a notice from the City of Temple read. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may use bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source.
City of Temple Opens Water Filling Stations, Bottle Pickup Points
The City of Temple has established water filling stations and was opening a bottled water pickup points Friday afternoon after much of the city remained under a boil water notice.
The City of Temple will have limited supplies of bottled water to distribute to affected citizens beginning at 2PM at the following locations:
UPDATE: Grace Temple Ministries at 801 S. 13th Street has been added as a bottle distribution location.
UPDATE 2: Family Promise, 1018 E Avenue A, will be opened as an additional water distribution site for residents who live within the Boil Water Notice area. They will be open on Saturday only from 11 AM to 6 PM.