Mobile Morgue en route to Galveston, Search Continues
Houston Chronicle
September 15, 2008
...White said today that he cannot officially lift the city's ``boil water'' advisory tonight, after one test of water purity came back with slightly elevated levels of contamination.
He also said that a pumping station at Lake Livingston that supplies water for East Side neighborhoods, Baytown, and the Ship Channel refineries, has failed.
The same pumping station failed during Hurricane Rita three years ago.
White said the pumping station still has no power, although the city is working with CenterPoint Energy to get power on a back-up transmission line...for link to complete Houston Chronicle article, click here-----
Returning home: Power, water, curfews and mandatory evacuations
To find out whether your neighborhood has power, check for reports from other Chronicle readers in our interactive electricity reporting database.
Houston:
Water: The order to boil before drinking is set to expire Monday afternoon continues.
Evacuation: The mandatory evacuation order for designated ZIP codes remains in effect.
Curfew: 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. until Sat., Sept. 20.
Angleton
Water: Boil two minutes before drinking.
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Baytown
Water: Continue to boil water as of 11:45 a.m. Monday.
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Curfew: 7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Bellaire
Curfew: 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. until September 20.
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Brazoria County
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Chambers county
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Curfew: 8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Clute
Water: Residents are asked to conserve; drinking water OK.
Curfew: 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
www.cityofconroe.orgConroe
Water: Safe to drink.
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Deer Park
Water: Cleared to drink.
Dickinson
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Friendswood
Water: Safe to drink.
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Galveston County
Evacuation: Residents who evacuated must stay away from the area until further notice.
Jersey Village
Water: Boil drinking water until further notice.
Evacuation: Ok to return.
Curfew: None.
Katy
Water: Safe to drink.
La Porte
Evacuation: City officials ask that residents do not return to the city.
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Lake Jackson
Water: Available. Sewer service is limited.
Mandatory evacuation: Expires Tues., Sept. 16.
League City
Water: Boil water.
Curfew: Ended.
Liberty County
Curfew: Dusk - dawn.
Manvel
Evacuation: Residents will need photo ID to return.
Water: Boil drinking water.
Curfew: Dusk-dawn.
Missouri City
Water: Residents utilizing the Harris County WCID-Fondren Road Water System (the Fondren Park subdivision and North and South Garden Streets] South Main Gardens] should boil for two minutes before drinking.
Curfew: 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. through Sept. 21.
Montgomery County
Water: Available.
Curfew: 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Nassau Bay
Evacuation: Residents who have evacuated are encouraged to remain where they are.
Water: Boil drinking water. Do not flush toilets.
Pearland
Water: Drinking water is safe
Curfew: 6 p.m. - 5 a.m.
Seabrook
Evacuation: Residents may return, except for the following areas: Lower Todville (South of Hammer), all of Old Seabrook, and The Point.
Water: Boil water.
Shenandoah
Curfew: 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Stafford
Curfew: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Sugar Land
Curfew: None.
Water: Safe to drink, but conservation is encouraged.
Surfside Beach:
Curfew: No one allowed on the island after 7 p.m.
Evacuation: Residents with photo ID will be allowed on the island 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tomball
Curfew: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Water: Safe to drink.
West University Place
Water: Boil for two minutes before drinking.
The Woodlands
Water: Safe to drink.
Curfew: 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.
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