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POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Some customers in Polk County are under boil water notice.

According to Texas Water Utilities, Phillips Acres, Country Wood, Longhorn Valley, Garden Acres Subdivision and Chesswood water systems are under the notice, which reads as follows:

Due to a water outage, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Phillips Acres water system, PWS ID No. TX1870146, Country Wood water system, PWS ID No. TX1870138, Garden Acres Subdivision water system, PWS ID No. TX1870160, Longhorn Valley water system, Public Water System ID No. 1870152, and Chesswood water system, PWS ID No. TX1870088, to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions.

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.”

Customers with questions regarding this notice may contact the company at 1-866-654-7992 or check the Boil Water Notice section of swwc.com Media with inquiries about this notice may contact the company at Communications_TX@swwc.com.