MWRA Water Main Break in Boston Area: Emergency Issued
A state of emergency has been known as within the Boston area today. An eight million gallon water main break left about two million residents without water, as told by TheBostonChannel.com. The MWRA or Massachusetts Water Resource Authority says an occasion is “highly unusual and catastrophic.”
More than 700,000 households were without water today, and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has warned residents to boil their water before drinking it — bathing in it, and using it for wash is fine. Residents in concerning 36 communities have been given the advisory.
The break was beneath control at about 6:45 PM today, and the pipe is outwardly only 6 or 7 years old. Officials aren’t sure what caused the most to burst, and they’re hopeful an estimate of what it will take to repair the leak will be made tomorrow.
Massachusetts Goverment’s Release: State of Emergency: MWRA Water Main Break Requires Boil Water Order
Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency to facilitate the state response to an MWRA Water Main Break. A “Boil Water” Order is in effect for the impacted communities.
Water service to all Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) customer communities east of Weston has been interrupted by a major water pipe break in Weston. Due to this break, A BOIL WATER ORDER IS BEING ISSUED FOR DRINKING WATER FOR ALL MWRA COMMUNITIES EAST OF WESTON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Information on Boil Water Order -Do’s and DONT’s In addition, emergency water conservation measures are being implemented for all impacted communities. Water should be rapidly boiled for at least 1 minute. MWRA is activating its emergency water supplies such as the Sudbury Aqueduct, Chestnut Hill Resevoir and Spot Pond Reservoir. THIS WATER WILL NOT BE SUITABLE FOR DRINKING, but can be used for bathing, flushing and fire protection. The leak is located at the location where the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel meets the City Tunnel on Recreation Road. This 120-inch diameter pipe transports water to our communities east of Weston – as far north as Wilmington and south to Stoughton. Water is leaking into the Charles River at aa rate of over 8 million gallons an hour. MWRA crews are on site, engineers are assessing the situation to determine next steps. Updates will be posted on Mass.gov and MWRA’s website at www.mwra.com throughout the event. People can also call Mass 211.
Communities affected by boil water order:
Arlington
Belmont
Boston
Brookline
Canton
Chelsea
Everett
Lexington
Lynnfield W.D.
Malden
Marblehead
Medford
Melrose
Milton
Nahant
Newton
Norwood
Quincy
Reading
Revere
Saugus
Somerville
Stoneham
Swampscott
Wakefield
Waltham
Watertown
Winchester
Winthrop
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