originally posted on December 19, 2016

The extreme temperature change over the past few days is suspected to be the cause of two water main breaks in the Village of Greenwood.

As a result, village residents and businesses are on a restricted water use and boil order until further notice.

A statement from the municipality Monday morning stated that the possibility of unsafe water is due to water main repairs.

Two water main breaks were found on Central Avenue, confirmed Kings County manager of engineering and public works Scott Quinn in an interview.

“We expect the extreme temperature changes from the freezing minus-30 at the end of last week to the milder plus-10 is what caused them to break,” said Quinn.

“We’re attempting to correct the problem but there is no timeline on repairs as of yet,” he said.

The County of Kings is asking customers to use as little water as possible in meantime and advised to boil all water for at least one minute before drinking, making ice cubes, washing foods, brushing teeth or any other activity requiring human consumption until further notice.

“We are required to have two samples, taken 24 hours apart, (show) clear before the boil advisory can be removed, so please ensure you continue to boil your water until we advise otherwise,” a news release from the county said.