Due to a distribution water line break causing reduced distribution system pressure in the affected water system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the RRA Carey Northfield Water System, PWS  # TX0380015, a Red River Authority of Texas public water system, to notify all customers to boil their water  prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands or 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 Red River Authority of Texas 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Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that  rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.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).  

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Mr. Fabian Heaney, Assistant General Manager,  or Mr. Jaison Caldwell, Utility Supervisor, at 940-723-8697. Additional information may be found at the Red  River Authority of Texas website at www.rra.texas.gov.