The city of Hutto lifted its boil water notice Feb. 23. The notice was issued Feb. 17 as a result of the city using water from another local system.

The water system is now fully functioning and passed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality use requirements, according to a city update at 4:31 p.m. Feb. 23. The water has been deemed safe for consumption.

Recommended cleaning procedures for potentially compromised water sources following a lifted boil notice include:
  • flushing household pipes, faucets;
  • dumping existing ice and flushing water feed lines; flush lines by making and disposing three batches of ice;
  • hot water heaters, water coolers, inline filters: run enough water to replace "at least one full volume of all lines and tanks”;
  • water softeners: run a regeneration cycle; and
  • reverse-osmosis units: replace pre-filters.