Have some residents in my neighborhood here in Kyle who accidently drank or didn't heed the call to boil the water before use.

Montezumas revenge.

Don't drink without boiling.

Is Round Rock the only city that isn't under some kind of water use restriction?

I've consumed a bit of "boil notice" water without boiling.

99.9999% it's fine. It's just the 1 in 100,000 that will fall sick.

https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/subjects-of-interest/drinking-water/boil-water-notices

When a public water system (PWS) issues a Boil Water Notice (BWN) to their customers, it indicates the water in the distribution system may be unsafe for consumption or may pose an acute health risk. A BWN is intended to reduce the possibility of waterborne illnesses resulting from consuming water which may contain harmful microbes.

It is important that customers of any water system that has issued a BWN to not drink the water without first boiling it as directed by the water provider.

• When a violation poses an acute health threat to the customers of the PWS [url=http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac%24ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=30&pt=1&ch=290&rl=122]30 TAC, subchapter F, Section 290.122(a)[/url]
  
  • E. coli: If a PWS exceeds the Microbial E. coli Maximum Contaminant Level (EMCL) and receives a violation [[url=http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac%24ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=30&pt=1&ch=290&rl=109]30 TAC 290.109(b)(1)(A-D)][/url]. An EMCL violation can occur when:
  • Collects a sample that is total coliform positive and any of the required repeat samples are positive for E. coli.
  • Collects a sample that is E. coli positive and any of the required repeat samples positive for either total coliform or E. coli.
  • Fails to collect all required repeat samples after an E. coli positive routine sample.
  • Fails to test for E. coli when any repeat samples test positive for total coliform.
  • Turbidity: High turbidity levels indicate a severe failure in filtration and possibly other treatment processes at the plant [[url=https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=30&pt=1&ch=290&rl=46]30 TAC 290.46(q)(4)[/url]].
    
    • a conventional water treatment plant has a finished water (combined filter effluent) turbidity level above 5.0 Nephelometric Turbidity Unit, or;
    • a plant with membrane filters has a finished water turbidity level of above 1.0 NTU (for systems that treat surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water).
  • Groundwater systems that experience high turbidity should contact TCEQ as soon as possible to determine if there is a threat to public health and if a BWN is necessary.

• Any event where conditions at a PWS are such that public health protection is compromised or potentially compromised [[url=http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac%24ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=30&pt=1&ch=290&rl=46]30 TAC 290.46(q)[/url]]
  
  • 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

10 drops of bleach per gallon of water, and let it sit an hour also works.

MouthBQ98 said:

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10 drops of bleach per gallon of water, and let it sit an hour also works.

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Link?

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water

Scroll down to the bleach part.

MouthBQ98 said:

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https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water

Scroll down to the bleach part.

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Wait

So we really are drinking bleach?

Who knew ...