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Meeting on water contamination situation for Study Butte customers is postponed to Oct. 19

Study Butte issued the notice on Oct. 14 and said drinking the tap water could result in serious illness. NewsWest 9's Christina Burgess breaks down the situation.

TERLINGUA, Texas — The meeting to be held at the Red Patillo Community Center about the water contamination situation in Terlingua, TX. for Study Butte Water Supply customers has been postponed to Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.

The meeting was originally supposed to be held on Monday but was cancelled.

The Study Butte Water Supply Corporation issued a public water notice on Oct. 14 to their customers about a do not use or limited use of tap water due to the possibly of contamination with an unknown substance.

The notice says to not drink, cook, brush your teeth or make beverages or ice with the tap water.

Study Butte says to not use the tap water for your pets or animals to drink.

Don't use it for dishwashing, bathing, showering or handwashing, Study Butte says.

The notice also says to not try or treat the water yourself.

NewsWest 9 will continue to update this story if we learn more.

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