The precautionary citywide boil notice was issued Saturday by the utility Austin Waters due to high turbidity, or cloudiness, detected in the water at its Ullrich Water Treatment Plant. Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros said the turbidity spike was low and that no water contamination was reported, according to ABC News Austin affiliate KVUE. PHOTO: An entrance to the Ullrich Water Treatment plant in Austin, Texas, as seen on Google Street View. "This was a very short-term event, internal process water, very low risk, but regulations are regulations and we have to do this boil water notice." Austin, Texas, issues precautionary citywide boil water notice originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 07, 2022 21:15 UTC