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Atlanta’s NBC affiliate reports:
Thousands across Atlanta are still dealing with the fallout from several key water main breaks, which led to a boil water advisory for much of the city. Crews are still working Monday to help get water services back up and running.
Over the weekend, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens declared the City under a state of emergency following several major water main breaks that began Friday morning.
The City of Atlanta Watershed Management announced a boil advisory that includes a larger portion of the city. The advisory states that all residents who have experienced water outages and low water pressure should boil their water.
CNN reports:
The significant disruption to water service in Georgia’s capital is the latest dramatic example of how aging infrastructure throughout the United States has impacted electrical grids, bridges and roadways, dams and other vital systems, inconveniencing millions of Americans or placing them in danger.
The issues began Friday after breaks on a 48-inch and 36-inch transmission line “that carries large volumes of water to the metropolitan area,” according to Atlanta Watershed.
After repairs to the initial water main break downtown were completed, crews fully restored water service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Fulton County Jail, Atlanta City Detention Center and other facilities, the city agency said.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:
Water continues to gush out of a broken water main on West Peachtree Street in Midtown Monday morning, with nearby residents warned of impacts to their water service as the crisis has reached its fourth day. “Attention residents! There will be an interruption of water services for essential maintenance,” the city of Atlanta wrote early Monday. “The impacted areas include: 11th St. from West Peachtree St. to Peachtree St. West Peachtree St. from 10th St. to 12th St.”
The Atlanta school system has canceled summer school and summer programs today due to the ongoing mess. City authorities don’t know what caused the water main break on West Peachtree Street, though they don’t believe it is connected to the other major one at Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and James P. Brawley Drive, Watershed Management Department Commissioner Al Wiggins Jr. said on Sunday.
Atlanta Water Woes | Day 4: Water continues to gush out of a broken water main on West Peachtree St. in Midtown Monday morning, with nearby residents warned of impacts to their water service as the crisis has reached its fourth day.https://t.co/WTrdwrPW1q
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) June 3, 2024