The city of Bellaire has issued a boil water notice for its residents, while West University Place is now operating at 100% well water capacity.
The city of Bellaire issued a boil water notice late Feb. 16 after one of its water wells went down due to cold temperatures, with another now at reduced capacity.
“Bellaire relies on surface water from the City of Houston for half of Bellaire’s water supply, but the extreme freezing weather has prevented that service,” the city wrote on its website. “The combined effect has been a sudden drop in system water pressures below recommended levels, and low enough to trigger a boil water notice until further notice.”
That means water for drinking, cooking and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. Or, in lieu of boiling water, residents can use bottled water or obtain another suitable drinking water source.
