LAUGHLIN — A ghost-gray steam filled the kitchen of Joan Lee’s sushi restaurant, a side effect of a boil water order issued Saturday after a water main break in the heart of her small town.
Her six-year-old restaurant is about a half-mile south of the site of the water leak near Bruce Woodbury and Casino drives.
The break happened just before 1 p.m. Saturday in the unincorporated town about 90 minutes south of Las Vegas, flooding streets and leaving Laughlin’s resort corridor without water.
The medical marijuana dispensary is on the northwest corner of Bruce Woodbury and Casino.
Water service had been restored by Sunday morning, according to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which operates and maintains facilities for the Big Bend Water District.
Businesses and residents are required to boil water or use bottled water for drinking and cooking until water quality is tested.
She planned to have at least two gallons of water boiling on the stove at all times until the order is lifted, she said.
“It was handled very well,” she told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sunday.
The two are staying at the Aquarius resort, across the street from the break.
Since the order was issued, Linda Hatch said, the resort has provided guests with plenty of bottled water.