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Shay Ralls Roalson will take over the position after longtime director Greg Meszaros resigned in February, days after an error at a treatment facility forced Austin residents to boil their water for several days.
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The boil water notice affected millions of Texans and led to a two-day shutdown of area schools and disrupted local business. Water experts say the incident should direct cities to look at their own water containment equipment and consider possible upgrades.
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The Austin Water investigation lays out a clearer timeline of what led to the city issuing its third boil-water notice in four years. An external investigation is ongoing.
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The vote comes nearly two weeks after Austin Water issued a citywide boil water notice.
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In the process of prepping a basin to treat incoming river water, employees added too much of a mixture containing calcium carbonate. This resulted in high levels of what the utility calls “turbidity,” or cloudiness, in the water.
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City Council members say they want to know how Austin Water can prevent another boil-water notice from happening in the future.
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In a letter addressed to City Manager Spencer Cronk on Friday, Greg Meszaros said he was "ready to step aside."
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Boil-water notices, like the one issued this past weekend, can often be precautionary. It turns out this one was.
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A citywide boil-water notice was issued Saturday evening. Austin Water said human error led to issues at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant.
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People can pick up safe drinking water from eight city-run distribution sites around Austin.