boil water notice!

Yesterday afternoon, July 24, a stupid construction crew severed the main water line leading to South Padre Island, and the entire island was without water until after 8pm last night. Needless to say, restaurants had to shut down all over the island, in the middle of the tourist season!

When they restored the water, they issued a "boil water notice" until further notice. Bacteria apparently had gotten into the water supply. It's kind of a pain to boil water before making coffee, etc. Yeah, I know, whine, whine, whine. But with the frequent water outages and frequent power outages on this island, this place is starting to look like a 3rd world country. I mean, we ARE only a few miles from Mexico!

Finally, the boil water notice has been rescinded, but I can promise you, you should NOT drink any untreated tap water on this island. It smells and tastes like dirt. Use a filter. Or TWO!

Boil Water Notice Rescinded

July 25, 2019

On July 24, 2019, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Laguna Madre Water District public water system, PWS ID: 0310005, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of July 25, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Bacteriological samples from lab came back negative, results received at 2:00 p.m.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Carlos J. Galvan, Jr. at (956) 943-2626 Ext. 110, 105 Port Road, Port Isabel, TX 78578.