A “catastrophic” break Saturday in the steel tubes and 10 feet wide that has been installed in recent years have made the water in Boston, and more than twenty of the suburbs is not safe to drink, forcing Gov. Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency.
The State has ordered to boil water to provide drinking water in the 30 affected communities, which include 2000000 700000 people in families.
It was a broken pipe in Weston, about 10 miles west of Boston, and the water leak in the Charles River near the rate of 8 million gallons an hour, according to State officials. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is able to take advantage of the water supply in emergency situations of different tanks for bathing, cleaning and fire protection. The State issued a boil water order, however, because it is not dealt with drinking water.
Called the director of the Frederick Laskey end of the first half, “unprecedented” and said it came in the vital area in the system.
“It’s highly unusual and catastrophic in nature,” he said.
Tube carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir in Central Massachusetts in the Boston area. Found to break at about 10 am on Saturday and continued to worsen until he was forced authorities to shut down the running water through it.
Laskey said the pipe was “relatively new” – just installed six or seven years ago – and the state will investigate why it failed. He said it was impossible to find out Saturday when they can fix the pipes, the boiling water rose, and because the size of the damage was not clear.
“It’s a complex area of the pipe,” he said. “It’s a large tube, and was probably custom made so it’s not as if there is an arena we can go and pick one and just go and put it where it’s a big problem.”
Has been reported to residents of the region for the system through the reverse 911 calls and various media and public announcements. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who also declared a state of emergency in his city, said police had been to public housing projects to inform the population. Menino said the city’s restaurants still open for business.
He added, “We do not know how long that is going to last,” said Menino. “We want everyone to work together.”
“Said Dmitry Meletlidis (48 years), the owner of Broadway Pizza House in the suburb of Chelsea, said he had learned to boil water on his cell phone and got the messages in both English and Spanish at home.
He said he did not believe that the system will have a significant impact work.
“We do not use a lot of water, because we basically made pizza,” he said. “But we are very cautious.”
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