Houston and other area cities experiencing low water pressure

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The extreme winter weather in the Houston area has not only posed issues with the power supply. There are also reported issues with water pressure.

As of early Monday afternoon, at least two municipalities have reported low water pressure in the midst of the freezing temperatures, advising people to use water for essential tasks.

Here are the area city governments that have reported issues so far:

City of Houston

The city’s office of emergency management informed customers of low pressure involving Houston’s water and wastewater systems.

“To help maintain water pressure in the system during this winter weather event, please use water only for essential tasks & help conserve water by not running washing machines, dishwashers, or watering outdoors,” the office advised.

According to Houston Public Works, there are about 2.1 million customers subscribed to the utility.

City of La Marque

The Galveston County town of more than 16,600 people stated residents living on the west side of the Gulf Freeway could be experiencing low water pressure.

The issue has also compounded with rolling blackouts with the city’s equipment, which officials are leaning on the use of a generator to resolve, according to a tweet by the city.

City of Tomball

Tomball officials issued Monday a boil water notice in the wake of low or no water pressure throughout the city.

Water for drinking, cooking and ice making should be boiled and cooled before use. The boil water notice is in effect until further notice.

City of Tomball water system officials said they will notify customers when the notice is no longer necessary.

“The extreme weather conditions have caused some of our water well controllers and chlorinators to freeze. We have crews working on the issue and our wells are slowly coming back on line,” the city posted on Facebook. “We are asking everyone to limit water use to only that which is absolutely necessary.”