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Yes, ContinueNo Carrboro, N.C. — UNC Medical Center and UNC Health Care clinics were expected to be operating as normal by mid-day Tuesday, a day after a water main break left them and area schools and residents without adequate clean water.
The break in Carrboro Monday morning forced UNC Hospitals to reroute some trauma patients.
We, of course, always encourage wise water use," said Linda Low, OWASA communications and community relations officer.
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Yes, ContinueNo The break early Monday morning on Jones Ferry Road flooded the street and forced Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to cancel classes.
By Tuesday morning, OWASA had stopped the leak and was working to repair the pipe, Low said.
UNC classes will resume Wednesday.
"We know that water is essential in all matters of daily life.It was our critical priority to stop the leak and getting the water storage tank levels back up to normal capacity."
The inconvenience was the second in two years for customers of OWASA.