White just said on TV that the pumping station that was down has been brought back up. Water pressure should be back to normal this evening. They will test the water quality tonight and tomorrow, which will take 24 - 36 hours. If everything is OK, you won’t have to boil water after that.
Wow, good news. Houston seems to have been quite well prepared for this storm. Thank God it wasn't the calamity that people feared. Ike didn't produce the 20-25 foot storm surge that some predicted. Nevertheless, there will be massive damage and some death.
I've been through tornadoes and waterspouts, but this is my first hurricane. Quite and experience!