The latest boil water advisory was issued for Dean WSC on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 and has been lifted/rescinded as of Thursday February 5, 2026.
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UNDERSTANDING A BOIL WATER NOTICE/ADVISORY
According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), there are certain conditions, even in the absence of a laboratory-confirmed microbial contaminant, that necessitates the issue of a boil water notice. Per the TCEQ's authority, Dean WSC must issue a boil water notice, though no public health threat is yet confirmed, whenever the following conditions occur:
Additional Conditions
- Any event where conditions at a PWS are such that public health protection is compromised or potentially compromised [30 TAC 290.46(q) ]
- Low pressure (i.e., below 20 pounds per square inch)
- Water outages
- Disinfectant residual levels below the required minimum (i.e., 0.2 mg/L free and 0.5 mg/L total)
- Line breaks or repairs (construction)
- Storage problems
- Well problems
- Mechanical equipment problems
- Power outages
- Treatment facility problems
- Natural disasters
