Due to equipment failure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the City of Itasca, TX 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, cookingn, 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 liew 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 City of Itasca 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Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the City of Itasca will issues a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similiar to this notice.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).

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact:

Itasca City Hall

254-687-2201

[email protected]

134 N. Hill Street

Itasca, TX 76055