NOVI (WWJ) – The entire city of Novi is dealing with little or no water pressure Tuesday morning due to a major water main break.
“Those north of 12 Mile have completely lost their water, and those south of 12 Mile are experiencing a greatly diminished water pressure, and will at some point lose their water as well,” Wash-Molloy told WWJ Newsradio 950.
Walsh-Molloy said they’re asking Novi residents who still have water to use it sparingly.
“Don’t run your washing machine, your dishwasher, obviously no showering if you have it,” she told WWJ Newsradio 950.
They’ve also set up a tanker strike force with surrounding communities in case more water is needed.
Not only are the taps dry, WWJ’s Mike Campbell reports so are some store shelves as residents flock to buy bottled water.
A sign on the door states the store is sold out of water.
As a result, all elective surgeries are cancelled and ambulances are being rerouted.
A dozen communities in western Oakland County remain under a mandatory boil water advisory; and a fix could take several days.
A quarter-million people are affected.