GROVETON, Texas – It’s been about a week since the City of Groveton, located in Trinity County, was first issued a boil water notice as officials work to repair damage caused by a major power outage.
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According to a news release on the city’s website dated Friday, March 21, it’s unclear what caused Wednesday’s Water Plant’s power outage, but “it affected the plant and caused it to go down.”
City officials were unaware of the outage until the following morning because the outage also impacted the phone systems.
Drought contingency Plan Stage 5 Triggers-Emergency water shortage conditions mayor Ralph Bennett
Posted by City of Groveton Texas on Sunday, March 23, 2025
On Sunday, Groveton’s mayor, Ralph Bennett said the water well’s output was low and were working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to speed up filling the tank.
“We are isolating each section of town to also help speed up filling our ground and elevated storage tank,” Mayor Bennett said in a Facebook post. “Once all section of town is cut this also will speed up our process.”
The City of Groveton is still under a Boil water notice until further notice. The City is still flushing our system through our fire hydrant
Posted by City of Groveton Texas on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
In the meantime, the mayor issued a disaster declaration and strongly encouraged residents to adhere to the requirements and restrictions as part of Stage 5 of its Drought Contingency Plan to conserve water.
The City of Groveton is still under a Boil water notice until further notice. The City is still flushing our system through our fire hydrant
Posted by City of Groveton Texas on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Residents can shower, city officials said in a comment to a resident on Facebook, but need to avoid getting the water in their mouths.
