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MWRA is currently delivering water from the emergency back-up reservoir system to the affected households. That water has not been treated for drinking and is thus unsafe for human consumption, although it is suitable for bathing, flushing, and fire prevention...
Residents without treated water have been rushing to stores in search of bottled water, the Boston Globe reported...
According to Ria Convery, MWRA’s communications director, MWRA is in the process of repairing the pipe, which will include welding the coupling between the two pipe sections and water pressure testing...
Subsequently, MWRA will be disinfecting the system and collecting water samples for testing. Convery said that MWRA is “cautiously optimistic” about the situation, which she said will hopefully be resolved by this Wednesday or Thursday...
MWRA representatives said that the leak began between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday morning, when a 120-inch diameter pipe transporting water to communities east of Weston started to break...