By Anton Riecher
During the Lytle City Council meeting Monday Mayor Ruben Gonzalez addressed the most recent boil notice issued for city water Jan. 30 when pressure dropped during repair work on a six-inch water line.
“We want to make sure people are aware of what’s going on and what has actually occurred up to this point,” Gonzalez said.
The boil notice, which was not rescinded until Feb. 3, was required by the Texas Commission on Environment Quality because pressure throughout the water system dropped below 20 pounds per square inch, City Administrator Zachary Meadows reported.
“We started the repair and it kind of went south,” Meadows said. “Unfortunately, we lost the pressure in our system.”
Most of the complaints regarding the boil notice were made via social media rather than calls to city hall, Meadows said. The few calls received were mainly to inquire as to when the boil notice would be lifted.
District 4 Alderman Michael Rodriguez thanked Gonzalez for taking an active role by means of social media to keep the public informed and respond to questions during the emergency.
Gonzalez said the repair was one of nearly 21 longstanding repair projects outlined for public works in recent months. Some of the long neglected projects go back as far as a dozen years. To continue reading login to www.devinenewsmembers.com
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