The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson's water tested positive for the deadly flagellate. The boil-water notice was issued late last month after several days of flushing of the Brazosport Water Authority's water delivery system. However, the TCEQ urged users of Lake Jackson's water to avoid getting it up their noses to reduce the risk of infection by the brain-eating microbe naegleria fowleri. Also, water samples tested negative for harmful bacteria.
In a statement, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said Lake Jackson officials lifted the notice Tuesday after disinfectant levels in the drinking water were documented to be above the state requirements. LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) - A boil-water notice was lifted Tuesday from the drinking-water system of a Houston-area city where water tainted with a deadly, microscopic parasite was blamed for the death of a 6-year-old boy.
