The mandatory boil water advisory issued for several Oakland County communities following last week’s massive water main break has been lifted for all those that were affected, the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner confirmed Monday.
Water testing on Sunday showed that the water was safe to consume within all affected communities except for residents and businesses in northwest Farmington Hills, the Great Lakes Water Authority reported.
However, the county reported Monday morning that the advisory has since been lifted for northwest Farmington Hills, meaning all communities are now free to drink their water after consulting the county health division’s “Before you drink the water” checklist at OakGov.com/Health.
Approximately 300,000 people in 11 Oakland County communities were affected by the 48-inch water main that ruptured Monday evening in West Bloomfield.
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.
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.” Advertisement Communities affected: • Bloomfield Township • Commerce Township • Farmington Hills • Keego Harbor • Novi • Oakland Township • Orchard Lake • Rochester Hills • Wixom • West Bloomfield Township • Walled Lake RELATED: Here’s what you need to know before drinking water PHOTOS: See over 60 images from our coverage of the water main break.
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