Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner provided a timeline of events during a news conference Monday in which he explained what he said led to the city issuing a boil water notice on Sunday evening.
TIMELINE -- Here’s what Turner said during the news conference on Monday led to the boil water notice:10:50 a.m. SundayElectrician arrives at the East Water Purification Plant to troubleshoot the outage.Pressure at 16 of the 21 sites dropped below 20 PSI, which is the regulated emergency level.
Pressure at 14 of the 16 sites that previously reported low water pressure rebounded above 20 PSI “in less than two minutes.”Two of the remaining 16 sites that previously reported low water presser rebounded above 20 PSI.Electrician finds that two transformers from Plant 1 went offline due to a ground trip and current overload. The electrical feeder from Plant 3 also experienced a ground trip and current overload.Power was restored to Plants 1 and 2.
The results will be sent to TCEQ for verification and to determine if the city can rescind the notice.A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 2, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.
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