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Methodist Stone Oak transfers some patients due to low water pressure Patients will be transferred to other Methodist facilities Published:  Tags:  Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (Methodist Hospital Stone Oak) SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is transferring some patients Wednesday night due to low water pressure on some of the hospital floors. Methodist Healthcare officials said while the hospital currently has “plenty of water on hand” and said the hospital’s generators are working effectively, they are “proactively preparing” for the wintry weather that is forecasted ...

The San Antonio Water System reports the last blast of this current cold blitz will not freeze SAWS pipes underground, but during prolonged freezing weather, the utility frequently receives calls from customers thinking there is a water outage.

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Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 3:44 PM click to enlarge San Antonio Water System will join Texas cities such as Corpus Christi, Arlington and Fort Worth this afternoon by issuing a boil-water notice, CEO Robert Puente said during an emergency city council meeting. "This is a precautionary boil-water notice," Puente said, explaining that state regulators require residents to boil water they consume when water pressure is low. The order will not apply to water used for bathi...

Robert Puente, the CEO of SAWS, said it would be just a precautionary measure due to the level of water pressure.