Several Metro Detroit communities under boil water advisory after water main break
(CBS DETROIT) - The Great Lakes Water Authority issued a boil water advisory for five Metro Detroit communities Tuesday morning after a water main break.
Just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, GLWA crews found a leak on a 36-inch water transmission main on 24 Mile Road near North Avenue.
GLWA has issued a mandatory boil water advisory for Chesterfield Township, Lennox Township, Macomb Township, New Haven and Rochester.
The advisory has been issued out of an abundance of caution. Under the advisory, residents should bring all water to a boil for at least one minute and then let it cool before using it.
Residents should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food until notified otherwise.
This boil water advisory was issued because a significant drop in pressure can cause bacterial contamination in water systems.
In an update at about 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, the GLWA announced that the break has been isolated and normal water pressures have been restored to all five communities. Crews switched the communities to a 42-inch transmission main parallel to the damaged 36-inch water transmission main.
The damaged concrete cylinder pipe was placed into service in 1973.
GLWA Water Quality will notify residents in these communities when the advisory is lifted. Crews will conduct its first two rounds of testing Tuesday afternoon. Each round takes about 24 hours, so the soonest the boil water advisory could be lifted is 48 hours after the first text was taken, according to the GLWA.
For additional information, contact the GLWA Water Quality at 313-926-8102, 313-926-8128 or waterquality@glwater.org. For more general information on boil water advisories, visit here.
