The country’s fourth-largest city ordered millions of residents Sunday night to boil their tap water, citing a morning power outage at a city water purification plant.
The 10:30 a.m. outage caused water pressure at the plant to drop below required levels. That caused water pressure problems for some residents that were resolved later in the day, public works officials said in a statement.
Westman also questioned why it took the city so long to notify residents, especially those in low-income neighborhoods without internet access. In response to complaints from residents who received the notice after cooking, brushing their teeth, showering or bathing their children, Houston Public Works
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