HPW has confirmed the water contains some naturally occurring compounds like geosmin and MIB (2-methyl isoborneol) which are ...

Houston residents may have noticed a weird smell or taste in their water. Public Works says it's safe to drink.

He added that he has concerns about how the office is operating. Three former Houston Public Works employees, including Lee, have been fired in connection with the investigation. Prosecutors ...

He criticized "city bureaucracy" as the reason behind how slow Houston Public Works was on the uptake on getting the Blossom and Westcott crossing done. "I was trying to get a crosswalk on ...

Houston's tap water, though musty in taste and smell due to natural compounds, is safe to drink, with officials monitoring ...

Carol Ellinger Haddock is director of Houston Public Works, the largest American Public Works Association accredited agency in the nation. Carol leads nearly 4,200 employees in transforming the ...

According to officials with Houston Public Works during a service delivery committee meeting last Wednesday, the problem has just gotten progressively worse over the last four years. The ...

Houston Public Works has received reports of changes in the smell and taste of Houston’s drinking water, but the changes are harmless and do not immediately pose a risk to the public.

Houston Public Works warned residents on the southeast side south of Beltway 8 about lower-than-normal water pressure or service loss starting Wednesday.

“Over the past few days, key city departments—including the Houston Fire and Police Departments, Public Works, Solid Waste, Homeland Security, and other essential agencies—have reviewed ...

Longshoremen from Maine to Texas, including the Port of Houston, are expected to go on strike next week for the first time ...

A similar situation happened in 2021. Houston Public Works said it ran some tests and found out the water contains "naturally occurring compounds like geosmin and MIB (2-methyl isoborneol), which ...