UPDATE: Boil notice rescinded as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Due to a drop in water pressure, the City of Fairfield was required to issue a Boil Water Notice for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Boyd Unit.
According to City Administrator Nate Smith, this notice only affects the Boyd Unit and NOT any other City of Fairfield nor Westwood water customers. “We are working to rescind the notice on Wednesday,” he said.
Boil Notice reads as follows:
Boil Water Notice for the TDCJ Boyd Unit
June 1, 2021
Due to a loss of water pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the
City of Fairfield Boyd Unit (PWS TX0810037) public water system to notify all customers at the TDCJ
Boyd Unit to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth,
drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly
vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and
ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption
purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable
source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify
customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to
customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who
may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes,
schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing
copies by hand or mail.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Clyde Woods at the City of Fairfield,
PO Box 1149, Fairfield, TX 75840, at 903-389-2633. The public water system customers and the
executive director shall be able to reach the public water system at one of the numbers listed in this
notice. If a customer, individual, or employee wishes to contact the executive director, please call
512-239-4691.
