Water Main Break

On Tuesday morning a break in the section of pipe feeding the fire hydrant outside of 24 Kindale sent a river of water down the roadway. This section of pipe branches off of the water main located on the hill side of the roadway and passes under the roadway to the fire hydrant on the opposite side of the street. As a consequence water was shut off for most of the day until the leak was located and the pipe repaired. Water service was available by about 8:30 Tuesday evening. Unfortunately a second leak occurred early Wednesday morning necessitating a second water shut off from about 8:45 am to about 10 pm. This leak was in the main itself. The second rupture was complicated by the fact that the hole dug the previous day filled with water and undercut the integrity of the ground under the roadway. The hole had to be drained and enlarged to accommodate shoring that was placed into the hole to prevent a possible collapse. It was important to ensure that the work site was safe.
Your patience and understanding was appreciated during this exceptionally stressful situation.

The current plan is to replace a section of the water main with new pipe and relocate the fire hydrant to the hill side of the roadway. Barring further complications, further excavation and preparation work will be performed on Thursday and Friday. No water disruption is scheduled during this phase of the repair. The section of pipe and hydrant installation is scheduled for Monday. This will require a disruption in water service from about 9:30 am to about 7 pm.
It would be a good idea to fill your bathtub with water prior to going to bed or before the scheduled Monday shut off. The toilet reservoir can be filled manually with this water so that your toilet can remain functional. Having a few jugs of water for consumption would also be a good idea in an attempt to minimize the disruption caused by the water shut off.