Chelsea residents under boil water advisory after overnight water main break
Update: Chelsea city officials said at 9:20 a.m. that Chelsea is still under a water alert that requires all drinking and cooking water to be boiled prior to use. The alert will be in effect for a minimum of 48 hours and has the potential to extend beyond that point.
Chelsea residents are waking up this morning to discover they lost water pressure overnight.
Chelsea Police Sgt. Mark Pulford said water problems are occurring throughout the city due to a water main break. Officials said the break occurred after midnight in the area of Freer and Trinkle roads.
When the main break occurred, the loss of water pressure alerted the water department to the issue, and crews have been working all night to fix it, officials said. They've isolated the break, and water pressure is returning to some areas as of 5:30 a.m., dispatchers said.
But Chelsea residents who have water are advised to boil it for several minutes before using it, police said. The boil water advisory is in effect until further notice.
It's unclear what caused the water main break, officials said.
Dispatchers say residents who woke to discover their water isn't working have been calling police to report the problem. Police expect to issue another advisory when the water pressure is restored, and the boil water advisory is lifted.
Comments
ClaireRobinson
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 : 10:15 a.m.
I just spoke with the Washtenaw County Department of Environmental Health. They recommend washing dishes (or in our case, baby bottles) in a solution of 1 teaspoon of bleach to 1 gallon of tap water. Let things air dry (because dish towels may have already been contaminated with tap water). Of course, water that has been boiled for at least 5 minutes and bottled water are other options.
sun runner
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 : 8:45 a.m.
I was awakened around 2:45 by a terrible racket coming from my toilet...it sounded like it was going to blow up. I was too scared to peek inside the tank so I turned off the water valve. I had no idea the city had experienced a water main break. I found out when I got up a few hours later. I have to go home after work and run my faucets...the water in my toilet bowls is all brown. Yummy!