City of Kyle Issues Boil Water Notice

Kyle, TX – A crew from the City of Kyle Public Works Department is on scene repairing a major water main break near the intersection of Goforth Rd. and Bunton Creek Rd. The affected area extends beyond that intersection and includes retail businesses on Kyle Parkway.

Public Works Director Harper Wilder said a construction crew working on Bunton Creek Road hit a water main and ruptured it, causing a leak. The volume of lost water is not known at this time.

“Our crew is shutting down valves and has the leak under control,” Wilder said. “Over the next few hours, they will repair the water main.”

The city’s Treatment Operations Division Manager, Jason Biemer, said while he does not think the system was compromised, he is issuing a boil water notice out of an abundance of caution.

Kyle residents who live in the mapped area (see attachment with this release) should boil any water they use for consumption, i.e., drinking, ice making, eating and teeth brushing until further notice.

The boil water notice is in effect from 9:30 a.m. Dec. 2, 2015, until the laboratory samples confirm the absence of bacteria in the drinking water.

“We anticipate lab results at or before 5 p.m. Saturday,” Biemer said.