CITY OF BRENHAM ISSUES BOIL WATER NOTICE

  

Update @ 9:45 a.m. 11/9: The City of Brenham released an update Monday morning saying water has been restored to all areas, but the boil water notice is still in effect for the Liberty Village, Vintage Farms and Woodbridge neighborhoods. Read more here.

Update @ 3 p.m. 11/8: The City of Brenham boil water notice now applies only to specific areas within the Liberty Village, Vintage Farms, and Woodbridge neighborhoods.

The areas still under a boil notice are indicated on the attached map. Customers in these areas are asked to continue boiling tap water before drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth until further notice. Residents and businesses outside of that area are no longer required to boil their water.

City crews continue working to complete repairs. The city says it will provide another update on Monday, and that it appreciates the public's patience and understanding. For boil water FAQs, visit https://cityofbrenham.online/boil.

Brenham ISD sent out information to families at Brenham Elementary School, which is located within the affected area. School will continue on its regular schedule on Monday with several precautions in place:

• Campus water fountains and bottle-filling stations will be temporarily unavailable.
• Bottled drinking water will be provided for students and staff.
• The Child Nutrition team is bringing in additional safe water for food preparation and meal service so students can continue receiving their regular school meals.
• Brenham ISD teams are following appropriate safety and sanitation procedures, including cleaning and flushing affected equipment before returning it to service.

School officials say they will continue monitoring updates from the city and will notify families of any changes that impact campus operations.

Original Story @ 4:30 p.m. 11/7: The City of Brenham has put a boil water notice into effect for all residents.

The city said in a notice issued today (Saturday) that here is currently a water main leak affecting water service in the Vintage Farms, Liberty Village, and Scenic Estates neighborhoods. City crews are on-site and actively working to make repairs and restore water service as quickly as possible.

Customers are asked to implement conservation measures until the leak is repaired and to boil tap water before drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth.

The city will provide further updates as more information becomes available. Updates and Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed at https://cityofbrenham.online/boil.

Additional notice will go out when it is no longer necessary to boil water.