Yay, Austin, Texas: You know it's February because there is no drinking water

[dalton99a]

Lazy incompetent dumb fucks that run the government like a third world shithole

Last year, there was no water for a week - no water at all

https://austin.eater.com/2022/2/5/22919967/austin-boil-water-notice-february-2022

Austin Is Under a Boil Water Notice
For restaurants, this means that water meant for cooking, washing produce and meats, and drinking needs to be boiled for two minutes
by Nadia Chaudhury Feb 5, 2022, 9:11pm CST

The City of Austin is under a boil water notice, as of the evening of Saturday, February 5.

For restaurants, food trucks, and bars, this means that any water intended for cooking, washing vegetables and meats, creating drinks, making ice, and general drinking must be brought to a rolling boil for two minutes before use or consumption. Unboiled hot water can be used to wash dishes, but dishes should be rinsed with boiled/clean water. Dishwashers or specific sanitizing cycles can also be used at high temperatures. The city site notes that washing hands with tap water is okay.

Likewise, water cannot be used for irrigation, washing vehicles, cleaning sidewalks, fountains, or filling out pools or spas at this time.

The last time the city was under a boil water notice was during the Texas Winter Storm of 2021 (aka Winter Storm Uri) due to issues at the same water plant, which lasted for about six days.

[ananda]

1. Maybe the water plant was suffering from Covid issues..

staffing problems maybe.

[dalton99a]

2. It was "how we operate the plant"

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https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/02/06/austins-boil-water-order-could-due-human-error-water-plant/6684350001/

'Human error' eyed in Austin's third citywide boil water notice in four years
Tony Plohetski and Peter Blackstock | Austin American-Statesman
Feb. 6, 2022

Austin Water officials say human error caused the utility’s third citywide boil water notice since 2018, Director Greg Meszaros told the American-Statesman on Sunday, but he cautioned that the inquiry is ongoing.

Meszaros said he was first notified that there was a problem Saturday morning, but the city did not put out an alert until Saturday evening. He did not elaborate on why it took so long to alert the public.

He acknowledged that the boil water notice probably was the result of “a staff operations issue” and “how we operate the plant.”

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[yowzayowzayowza]

3. Poppycock.

The outage last year had nothing to do with "Lazy incompetent dumb fucks that run the government like a third world shithole". Further, there is no reason to believe that this outage had anything to do with "Lazy incompetent dumb fucks that run the government like a third world shithole".

Afaict, your comments say more of substance about you than Austin city government.

[dalton99a]

4. What other large city in Texas can claim this record of shitty management?

Clean drinking water is a basic human need. And taxpayers are paying for it through the nose.

[yowzayowzayowza]

5. Nonresponsive.

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You have shown no connection between Austin city government and these outages.

[budkin]

6. Someone fucked up in the plant

But they aren't saying how.