Word: mwra
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...pipe, which crosses the river over the River Street bridge, is maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). It has provided Cambridge with its water for the past two years as a water treatment plant is constructed in Alewife...
Jonathan L. Yeo, a spokesperson for the MWRA, said the likely cause of the leak was the malfunction of a seal at a joint in the pipe, although he said he would not know for sure until workers tore up the sidewalk to fix the leak. He said they were planning to conduct repairs last night...
...response to the leak, the MWRA began bringing water into Cambridge through another water main. In order to do so, MWRA workers had to reverse the flow of water in the pipe...
However, "it's not aesthetically pleasing," he said. The MWRA made efforts to notify residents of the possibility of discoloration, he said...
...said the MWRA had taken extra steps in recent years to upgrade its water mains, but said things were bound to break...