CITY OF BRENHAM ISSUES BOIL WATER NOTICE

  

The City of Brenham has issued a boil water notice for all city utility customers.

The notice was released Tuesday evening after 6 p.m., following word that a contractor cut a 12-inch water main near the city’s water treatment plant.

Water Systems Superintendent Matthew Monfreda reports the break happened on the intersection of South Day Street and Charles Lewis Street around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, but the drop in pressure wasn’t detected until the afternoon.

Monfreda says that crews completed full repairs on the water main by around 7:30 p.m.  However, he says that water pressure has dropped throughout the system.  The west side of Brenham has the lowest pressure at this point, with some customers potentially losing all water pressure.

Overnight, water plant crews started maintenance to stabilize the system.  This (Wednesday) morning, crews began taking water samples to the Brazos County Health Department lab in Bryan for testing.

The city has been advised that the lab results will not be available until tomorrow (Thursday) morning.  Once they receive the results, they will provide an update on the city website.

The city apologizes to its customers for any inconvenience, and encourages citizens to check www.cityofbrenham.org for updates on the boil notice.  You can also call Monfreda at 979-530-5792, or Lowell Ogle Jr.—assistant city manager for public utilities—at 979-451-9546.   Utility administration is also available, at 979-337-7400.

Brenham schools will have drinkable water available, but Brenham ISD Assistant Superintendent Paul Aschenbeck asks students to bring a bottle of water with them to school until the notice has been lifted.

Citizens are advised to boil their tap water for two minutes and let it cool, before using it to drink, prepare food or brush their teeth.