US EditionDistribution of Drinking Water in Waterbury to Temporarily Pause After Supplies Run Out
A 42-inch main burst after a 10-inch line failure disrupted water for 100,000 people, prompting boil-water orders and emergency bottled water distribution, officials said.
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Distribution of drinking water in Waterbury to temporarily pause after supplies run out
The distribution sites for drinking water in Waterbury will temporarily close on Monday afternoon, according to the mayor’s office. The city has been distributing water at Municipal Stadium at 1200 Watertown Avenue and Crosby High School at 300 Pierpont Road since Saturday. The current supply of bottled water has been fully distributed and the two locations will close at 12:30 p.m., the mayor’s office said. Waterbury officials expect the arrival…
Water line failure in Waterbury leaves about 100,000 without water
The catastrophic failure of a high-pressure line in Waterbury’s aging water system left Connecticut’s fifth largest city and most of two suburbs, Wolcott and Watertown, without water Saturday, forcing a scramble to keep open two hospitals and bring in water by tankers and truckloads of bottles.
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