UPDATE: Austin water officials on Sunday afternoon lifted the citywide boil-water notice that's been effect since last week, enabling residents to drink or prepare meals with their tap water without fear of ingesting bacteria. "Austin Water has lifted the boil water notice that has been in place since Monday, Oct. 22, 2018," utility officials announced on Twitter. "Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making meals." ACTUALIZACIÓN: Los funcionarios de la ciudad el domingo por la tarde dijeron que el suministro de agua de la ciudad ahora se puede beber sin necesidad de hervirlo primero. Esto termina una orden que ha estado vigente desde el 22 de octubre cuando las aguas de la inundación comprometieron el suministro de agua de la ciudad. El pedido se levantó alrededor de las 4 p.m. el domingo. "Austin Water ha levantado el aviso de hervir agua que ha estado vigente desde el lunes 22 de octubre de 2018", anunciaron los funcionarios de servicios públicos en Twitter. "Los clientes ya no necesitan hervir el agua utilizada para beber, cocinar y hacer comidas." Los residentes con preguntas adicionales deben hacer clic aquí. From earlier: AUSTIN, TEXAS — Don't stop boiling your drinking and cooking water just yet, Austin residents. Austin Water officials on Sunday said they're still trying to stabilize their water treatment plants to rid the precious liquid of flood-related gunk, but the H20 is not yet drinkable. Late last week, Mayor Steve Adler and others said they hope to have the boil-water order that's been in place since last Monday lifted on Sunday. But Austin Water officials said via Twitter residents need to keep boiling their water for the time being. The city's drinking supply was compromised after historic flooding last week when huge volumes of debris, mud and silt bombarded the supply, rendering water treatment plants unable to filter it quickly enough. As a result, Austin residents have been forced to boil their tap water before drinking it or using it in meal preparation. Bottled water distribution points have been set up across the city for those unable to secure safe water that is free of potential bacteria like the public supply. But Sunday may turn out to be an overly optimistic timeline as far as the boil-water notice being lifted. While officials are still attempting to meet that self-imposed deadline, Austin Water officials said they're not quite there as of noon Sunday. "Were gathering testing results and working with TCEQ [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] closely," Austin Water officials wrote on Twitter. "We'll notify the public once we're able to lift the boil water notice for all Austin Water customers. While we remain optimistic it will be later today, we need to complete the process before making any announcement." We're gathering testing results and working with TCEQ closely. We'll notify the public once we're able to lift the boil water notice for all Austin Water customers. While we remain optimistic it will be later today, we need to complete the process before making any announcement. — Austin Water (@AustinWater) October 28, 2018 A la mitad del día nuestros centros de distribución de agua han dado 27,048 recipientes de agua a 5,816 personas. pic.twitter.com/XVuQpgxmmh — Austin Texas (@austintexasgov) October 27, 2018 On Saturday, water officials said that by halfway through the day, their distribution sites had doled out 27,048 cases of bottled water to nearly 6,000 residents. Related stories: Mayor Declares Austin Disaster Area After Historic Flooding No Clear Timeline Set For Lifting Austin Boil-Water Mandate Nature's Fury: Central Texas Rain Leaves Destruction In Its Wake 36 More Texas Counties Declared Disaster Areas Amid Flooding Judge Declares Williamson County Disaster Area After Flooding Travis County Judge Declares Region Disaster Area Austin: 5 Things To Know About Filters, Boil-Water Alerts Austin Starbucks Stores Halt Coffee Sales Amid Boil-Water Notice Get Patch's Daily Newsletters and Real Time Alerts >>> Top photo by Tony Cantú/Patch staff<doc-sep>After six days, the historic Austin boil water notice is finally over. Residents are still asked to remain mindful about usage. AUSTIN — Austin Water on Sunday, Oct. 28, lifted the historic boil water notice that had officially been in place since Monday, Oct. 22. According to the City, customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making ice. This is welcome news to many who said they've been a little inconvenienced since Monday. "We don't have to pour it out of a bottle, go to the store and buy a bottle," said Austinite Joe Shumate. "It's just much more convenient." Officials said water quality tests submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has confirmed that tap water now meets all regulatory standards and is safe for human consumption. Austin Water has lifted the boil water notice that has been in place since Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making ice. Details and frequently asked questions at https://t.co/O7RsqYMjHB pic.twitter.com/FcVIKlsUmo — Austin Water (@AustinWater) October 28, 2018 Austin Mayor Steve Adler, City Manager Spencer Cronk and Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros held a press conference Sunday afternoon to answer questions after the notice was lifted -- all three with a glass of clean drinking water in hand. “I first of all want to thank the community for their participation in this event,” said Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk. “We saw that Austinites came together to ensure that they were conserving and doing what they needed to do to keep our tap water safe.” Mayor Adler said the city worked "proactively" and "everything worked the way it was supposed to work in response to this situation." As of Sunday, he said he has not heard of anyone getting sick because of contaminants in the water. “We got news on Tuesday that we had to give a notice within 24 hours to our community, but we’d already done it on Sunday," Mayor Adler said. "So when we learned that that notice had to be out within 24 hours, we were already distributing water. Our hospitals and our schools were already performing, they already had water. I’m just really proud to be a part of this community.” Meszaros said there is no reason for residents to be worried about contaminants any longer, as recent water samples have not tested positive for any harmful contaminants. “Our water system is safe, our pressures are good, our storage is recovered, our plants are operating well," he said. "So people should feel very comfortable and confident with the water.” Austin Water said they encourage people to change out the ice from their ice machines and are asking restaurants to flush their water systems. However, residents are not asked to flush their systems. But if you'd like to do so, Meszaros said you can run your tap for two to three minutes. For the next few days, Austin Water is asking residents to be mindful of their water usage as a precautionary measure. They also ask you not to irrigate until further notice. That ban should be lifted in a few days as well. According to Meszaros, this is the first city-wide boil water notice the City of Austin has ever seen. He said officials will be analyzing this historic event for better emergency response in the future. Other utility services in the area have also lifted their boil water notices. West Travis County Public Utility Agency no longer requires their customers to boil water before consumption. The TCEQ allowed the following wholesale customers to lift their notices as well: City of Rollingwood City of Sunset Valley Creedmoor Maha WSC High Valley WSC Marsha WSC Mid-Tex Utility Morningside Subdivision Nighthawk WSC Northtown MUD North Austin MUD Rivercrest Water System Travis County WCID #10 Wells Branch MUD Austin HSEM said all water distribution sites besides Home Depot are now closed. Prior to lifting the notice, the water distribution centers below said they will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Walnut Creek Park (12138 N Lamar Blvd) City of Austin Warehouse, formerly Home Depot (7211 N IH 35 SVRD NB) Roy G. Guerrero Park (400 Grove Blvd) Onion Creek Soccer Complex (5600 E William Cannon Dr) Dick Nichols Park (8011 Beckett Rd) Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex (10211 W. Parmer Ln) Circuit of the Americas (9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd)<doc-sep>The West Travis County PUA said their customers no longer have to boil their water. AUSTIN — Six days after a mandatory boil water notice was ordered for customers of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, the notice has been lifted, according to officials. The West Travis County PUA said in the days after they were alerted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that they failed to meet the turbidity standards, they worked to "restore the quality of the water." Officials said they sent in lab test results to the TCEQ to inform them that the water quality meets their standards, and the boil water notice was lifted Saturday, Oct. 27. The following water districts were under a boil water notice since Monday, Oct. 22. Travis County Mud 11 Travis County Mud 12 Travis County Mud 13 Travis County Mud 18 Headwaters at Barton Creek Lazy 9 Mud 1A Lazy 9 Mud 1B Crystal Mountain Water Supply Click here to see a map of the WTCPUA service area. RELATED: The PUA said while the boil water notice is over, the stage 4 emergency water conservation measures remain in place. Officials said this is due to ongoing turbidity problems at Lake Austin, which has reduced WTCPUA's water treatment capacity. Simultaneously, the TCEQ issued a mandatory boil water notice for Austin Water customers. The city-wide boil water notice was lifted in Austin on Sunday, Oct. 28.<doc-sep>
Austin Water has lifted the boil water notice that has been in place since Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making ice. Details and frequently asked questions at https://t.co/O7RsqYMjHB pic.twitter.com/FcVIKlsUmo — Austin Water (@AustinWater) October 28, 2018 Effective October 22 - Austin Water has issued a city-wide boil water notice for all customers of Austin Water. The notice is being issued as the utility works to stabilize the water treatment system. pic.twitter.com/dMuqgeZedC — Austin Water (@AustinWater) October 22, 2018 EMBED >More News Videos Governor declares disaster in 18 Texas counties EMBED >More News Videos A dangerous night of flooding is ahead for storm-battered communities in Central Texas. AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- A boil water notice in Austin has been lifted Sunday after city officials warned residents of unsafe water for the past six days.Officials said customers no longer need to boil water for drinking, cooking and making ice, and that testing showed tap water is meeting all regulatory standards deemed safe for human consumption.The notice was sent on the heels of recent flooding that had filled the lakes that feed Austin's supply with silt, mud and debris.At the time the notice was announced last Monday, officials said the water needed extended filtration and treatment before it is safe to consume. There was no indication of bacterial infiltration.Austin Water's more than 1 million customers received the notice.The boil-water notice prompted a rush on bottled water at grocery stores such as H-E-B, where shelves were emptied of supplies.The boil water notice also meant the city's school districts are being affected. The University of Texas at Austin also advised students not to drink the water from any of the sinks or water fountains.For additional information on water post-notice, you can visit the city of Austin site.