The mandatory boil water advisory issued for several Oakland County communities following last week’s massive water main break has been lifted for nearly all those that were affected, the Great Lakes Water Authority reported Sunday.
Water testing has confirmed that the water is safe to consume and cook within all affected communities except for residents and businesses in northwest Farmington Hills that had low water pressure on Friday.
The first round of water quality testing for northwest Farmington Hills came back clear on Sunday with no bacteria found in the water, according to the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner.
Still, the boil water advisory is expected to remain in effect for northwest Farmington Hills through at least Monday morning, according to GLWA.
Now that the water main has been repaired, the Great Lakes Water Authority is continuing to investigate the cause of the break.
“I’d like to extend a huge thank you to our GLWA crews who have worked tirelessly over the past week to repair this unexpected break as quickly as possible.
Without your around-the-clock work, we would not have been able to restore service today,” said GLWA CEO Sue McCormick in a statement on Sunday.
“I also want to thank the residents and businesses who were impacted by this unprecedented break—your patience has been greatly appreciated.
We understand how much this impacted your lives and apologize for the disruption this caused.
Last, but certainly not least, GLWA wants to thank Oakland County officials, as well as our customer communities for their strong partnership throughout this incident.” Communities affected: • Bloomfield Township • Commerce Township • Farmington Hills • Keego Harbor • Novi • Oakland Township • Orchard Lake • Rochester Hills • Wixom • West Bloomfield Township • Walled Lake PHOTOS: See over 60 images from our coverage of the water main break.