Last time I checked, we remain under the three-minute boil order as all the water from the recent rains work their way through the local lakes, rivers, etc. Above is a photo of the problem when it got close to starting. The LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) had to let some of the mucky water out via several dams to prevent flooding which in turn had it run into Austin’s drinking supply. You can see the chocolate-milk-like water beginning to mix into the blue, safe stuff.
I don’t think this inconvenience will last much longer. We haven’t had any serious rain in a few days, giving the treatment plants time to catch up. However, this mess, which is the first I’ve encountered in my 24 years of residing here, is a good example to remind the “don’t raise my taxes” crowd what happens when you lower taxes, other than crappier schools.