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Call 311 to let the city know. Austin Water is working to get water to complexes.
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Damage to private infrastructure means thousands are still without running water in Austin. Apartment complexes appear to have sustained significant damage.
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Austin Water customers no longer need to boil their tap water before drinking it or cooking with it.
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The power was out and grocery deliveries were canceled. Then one resident of the Northeast Austin senior living community decided to post on social media.
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Areas of Northwest and Southwest Austin that are still under a boil-water notice could be in the clear Tuesday afternoon, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros said during a news conference.
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Thousands of people in Austin and Travis County still remain under a boil-water notice or are without water completely. KUT spoke with Travis County Judge Andy Brown about efforts to ship in water from around the country and distribute it to residents in need.
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The only remaining water pressure zones where people should still boil water are in portions of Northwest and Southwest Austin.
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City and county officials distributed cases of water at 10 different locations across the county to help those who were unable to purchase or boil water.
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The water distribution centers open at 9 a.m. Recipients will get one case of water on a first-come, first-served basis, until supplies last.
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Residents of Austin, many without running water, scrambled Saturday to find what water they could. They relied on breweries, fire departments and community drives to make do.