The boil-water notice affecting residents of Aubrey was lifted at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Austin Gress, the city’s emergency management coordinator, confirmed that the water supply is now safe for use.
The advisory had been in place following an industrial accident that impacted the local water supply. This incident occurred in the nearby area of Providence Village, where a boil-water notice was also issued after a similar event. In that separate case, one man was killed during the accident, which took place on a Thursday afternoon.
Providence Village subsequently rescinded its own boil-water notice on a Monday afternoon.
While the specific cause of the water quality issue in Aubrey is not detailed in the provided text, the city’s emergency management team monitored the situation until the all-clear was issued. The lifting of the notice allows residents to resume normal water usage without the need to boil water for drinking or cooking.
This development follows a period of heightened attention to water safety in the region. Other local news items from the same period included updates on mosquito control efforts in Denton County, where health officials planned spraying near Aubrey and other communities due to West Nile virus-positive traps. Additionally, Aubrey police announced the enforcement of a ban on large trucks traveling on most city streets.
