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NHCRWA Implements Stage 1 of the Drought Contingency Plan

The City of Houston (COH), the primary source of water for the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (Authority), entered stage one of the COH Drought Contingency Plan on June 21, 2022, due to the observed drop in annual rainfall amounts and higher-than-normal daily temperatures.  The COH’s drought response calls for voluntary water conservations efforts to reduce water use, that will reduce the daily volume of water delivered.  The Houston Public Works Release can be found under https://nhcrwa.info/coh-stage1.

The Authority is implementing Stage 1 of our Drought Contingency Plan immediately.  The Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan request that any customer receiving water from the Authority or well owner whose well is included under the Authority’s Harris-Galveston Subsidence District aggregate water well permit:

  • Check for and repair all leaks, dripping faucets, and running toilets.
  • Utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low-flow shower heads and leak detection tablets. Additional water conservation tips can be found at https://wateru.nhcrwa.com and irrygator.com;
  • Limit irrigation to no more than two days per week, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. following the schedules below:
    • Sundays and Thursdays for single family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses.
    • Saturdays and Wednesdays for single family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses.
    • Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers.
    • No watering on Mondays.

Compliance to the above recommendations is voluntary.


Boil Water Notice Rescinded

On 02/16/2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Oakmont P.U.D. public water system, 1012981, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of 02/19/2021.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Howard Wilhite at 281-353-9809.


Aviso de Hervir Agua Rescindido

El 02/16/2021, la Comisi6n de Calidad Ambiental de Texas requiri6 que el sistema publico de agua Oakmont P.U.D., PWS ID# 1012981, emitiera un Aviso de Hervir Agua para informar a clientes, individuos o empleados que debido a condiciones que ocurrieron recientemente en el sistema publico de agua, el agua de este sistema publico de agua debia ser hervida antes de que se usara como agua potable o para otros fines de consumo humano.

El sistema publico de agua ha tornado las medidas correctivas necesarias para restaurar la calidad del agua distribuida por este sistema publico de agua utilizada como agua potable o para otros fines de consumo humano y ha proporcionado a la TCEQ resultados de pruebas de laboratorio que indican que el agua ya no requiere hervir antes de usarse a partir del 02/19/2021.

Si usted tiene preguntas sobre este asunto, puede contactar a Howard Wilhite en 281-353-9809.


Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems

Due to reduced system pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Oakmont P.U.D./PWS ID # 1012981 public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Howard Wilhite at 281-353-9809. This problem was caused by the unprecedented winter storm. Once conditions return to normal, we will post the appropriate notice.


Aviso de Hervir Agua para Sistemas Publicos Comunitarios de Agua

Debido a presion reducida del sistema de distribucion, la Comisi6n de Calidad Ambiental de Texas ha requerido que el sistema publico de agua Oakmont P.U.D./PWS ID #1012981 notifique a todos los clientes que hiervan el agua antes del consumo (p. ej., lavarse la cara y las manos, cepillarse los dientes, beber, etc.). Los ni.iios, las personas mayores y las personas con un sistema inmunol6gico debilitado son particularmente vulnerables a bacterias dafunas y todos los clientes deberian seguir estas instrucciones.

Para asegurar la destrucci6n de todas las bacterias y otros microbios dafiinos, el agua para beber, cocinar y hacer hielo debe ser hervida (y enfriada) antes de su uso como agua potable o para otros fines de consumo humano. El agua debe llevarse a una ebullici6n vigorosa y luego hervirse por dos minutos.

En lugar de hervir, las personas pueden comprar agua embotellada u obtener agua de alguna otra fuente adecuada para beber u otros fines de consumo humano.

Cuando ya no sea necesario hervir el agua, los funcionarios del sistema publico de agua notificaran a los clientes que el agua es segura para beber u otros fines de consumo humano.

Una vez que el aviso de hervir el agua ya no este en vigencia, el sistema publico de agua emitira un aviso a sus clientes rescindiendo el aviso de hervir el agua en una manera parecida al presente aviso.

Sirvase compartir esta inf ormaci6n con todas las otras personas que beben esta agua, especialmente aquellas que quizas no hayan recibido este aviso directamente (por ejemplo, personas en departamentos, hogares de ancianos, escuelas y negocios). Puede hacerlo colgando este aviso en un lugar publico o repartiendo copias a mano o por correo.

Si usted tiene preguntas sobre este asunto, puede contactar a Howard Wilhite en 281-353-9809.


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