Richardson lifts boil water notice, says water is safe to drink [Video]

Richardson, TX – The water in Richardson is now safe to drink.

City officials gave the all-clear after getting lab results from water testing on Friday afternoon.

The boil notice was issued on Wednesday after a water tower lost all pressure, causing equipment failure and a drop in water pressure. This drop raised concerns about unsafe bacteria, creating health risks for residents.

“Around mid-afternoon, we began to get complaints from residents and other users about the water pressure. That prompted us to investigate our distribution system. We discovered that a telemetry sensor in the Holly water tower had malfunctioned and was not sending information back to our monitoring stations,” said City Manager Don Magner. “The water in that tower had dropped completely, even though the sensor was still reporting it at 10 feet.”

The notice affected about 17,000 homes and businesses within the area bounded by Coit Road, Arapaho Road, U.S. Highway 75, and Spring Valley …