ILION, N.Y. — Lifelong Ilion residents, including the mayor, are calling it the worst water main break they’ve ever seen – so bad the mayor declared a State of Emergency.
Barringer Road, between West Prospect and West Main Street is still closed, as workers brave sub-zero wind chills, to fix the break.
These are fruits have been going on for more than 24-hours now.
They did finally reach the shut-off valve, so repair of the water main break started, in earnest, around 8 a.m.
The mayor says some residents near the break have no water and many others might have low pressure or discolored water.
The water infrastructure in the village is old, and it took a huge hit with this break, with thousands of gallons lost in the system before they found that shut-off valve.
“We’ll have water to everybody before the end of the day to day.
We will still be under a boil water advisory until such time that we get cleared from the health department and that would be three days.
By the time system gets back to where it should be that would be about five days out,” Ilion Mayor Brian Lamica.
Officials urge residents to boil water, and conserve water.