exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

Over half a million Texans are still under boil water notices more than a week after a winter storm brutalized large swaths of the South, leaving millions without water and power for days.

The Killeen city government lifted a citywide boil-water notice about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. It had lasted a week, and was initiated due to low water pressure brought on by increased demand and broken pipes throughout the city in last week’s freezing weather.

Officials are reporting more sightings of dead fish after the freezing temperatures hit Texas last week. The "fish kills" are turning up not only along the entire Texas coast but also at the San Antonio River Walk. 

Many parts of Grimes County lifted the “Boil Water Notice”, but customers of DP Water Company in Plantersville must continue to boil their water for consumption.

More than 1.3 million people across over 200 counties in Texas still had issues with their water supply by Wednesday, but that was down sharply from recent days, a spokesman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) said.

Abilene's city manager said the city will work with engineering firm Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd to review the future of its water system in the wake of last week's record-breaking winter storm.

An initial test of water samples from Lake Travis showed no signs of cyanotoxin or blue-green algae, a bacteria that is poisonous when consumed by dogs. The Lower Colorado River Authority conducted lab testing Feb. 22 after receiving reports that four dogs became ill directly after swimming in the Hudson Bend region of Lake Travis. In 2019, five dogs died as the result of a toxic algae bloom in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake.

The North Texas Municipal Water District has lifted its request to curtail or limit non-essential water use within its service area. The District said it has been able to consistently produce enough treated water to meet the water demands over the past several days.

Post citizens, Ryan Babb and David Riviera, drove out of the county with massive tanks to bring back gallons of well-water to distribute to Post residents with empty buckets ready to be filled next to the Fire Station, where the city was also distributing bottled water.

Fifty miles southeast of Montgomery County lies the Baytown Nature Center—a marshy wetland that was once an upper-middle-class neighborhood. Known as the Brownwood subdivision, the community was created in 1937 by oil and gas executives, according to the nature center. As ground sinks, debate ensues over Montgomery County's groundwater

The city of Tyler is about five years into their 10-year wastewater collection system consent decree − a plan to assess nearly 700 miles of sewer pipes over several years.

From the city of Marshall, Texas - Following the unprecedented winter storm, City of Marshall Public Works Department completed testing of our water safety on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. After compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) testing procedures, the city-wide Boil Water Notice is now lifted and water quality has been assured to be safe for consumption on Thursday, February 25, 2021.

A week after a historic freeze knocked out power and water service to thousands, there’s a new problem that seems to be mounting with water supplies, though officials say it’s still safe to drink. Complaints of dirty, fishy smelling water have been mounting recently.

SAN ANTONIO - It's been a grueling several days for residents without water but the San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) announced Tuesday 100 percent of its customers are no longer under boil water notice.