AUSTIN — It has been nearly a month since the city of Austin experienced the six-day boil water notice, and now city leaders are going to go over what worked and what went wrong during the event.
Austin City Council is expected to meet on this topic on Thursday, demanding city manager Spencer Cronk to work on a full report about what led to the boil water notice in the first place, and how they can be sure this doesn't occur again.
Leading up to the boil water notice, historic flooding occurred in the Hill Country, draining floodwater into the Hill Country Lakes and eventually downstream through the dams. The floodwater led to problems with the Austin water supply, which caused the six-day boil water notice.
The city council will go into an in-depth look at all communications and decision making involved throughout the process that led to the boil water notice.
While the city council is considering these factors, Austin Water will be looking into the future and is expected to brief council members on the 100-year water plan.
Director of Austin Water Greg Meszaros said "We're imagining a future where we'd store billions and billions of gallons, safe from evaporation, safe from other upset events, and when we need it, we bring it back."
City leaders are expected to weigh in regarding the city's 100-year water plan at another meeting on Nov. 29.