Some 12,000 residences in this area of Gatineau are under a boil-water advisory following a Friday water main break.
(City of Gatineau) Residents across Gatineau are being urged to cut back on their tap water use as a wide swath of the city’s east end is under a boil-water advisory.
Roughly 12,000 homes were placed under the advisory after a water main on Saint-Louis Street ruptured Friday morning.
According to the city, the advisory is in place: East of Montée Paiement.
West of Cheval-Blanc Avenue.
South of La Vérendrye Boulevard.
North of the Ottawa River.
Bottled water available Some 2,000 homes under the advisory could face a temporary interruption in the supply of tap water, while many may also notice weak water pressure, the city said.
While the advisory is in place, city staff will be distributing water bottles at the Centre sportif de Gatineau at 850 de la Gappe Blvd.
Crews are still working to fix the water main, the city said Saturday.