Boil Water Advisories Lifted for Communities Impacted by the 42-inch Main Break
BOIL WATER ADVISORIES LIFTED FOR THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE 42-INCH WATER MAIN BREAK IN AUBURN HILLS
- The boil water advisories have been lifted for Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion, the northern section of Auburn Hills, the northwest corner of Rochester Hills, and a small portion of Oakland Township.
- Residents should use this link from Oakland County Health for instructions on what to do after a boil water advisory.
- GLWA’s water trucks gave away 31,700 gallons of water during the emergency response.
Find all updates regarding the main break here.
La GLWA está experimentando una ruptura en una tubería principal de 42 pulgadas ubicada en River Woods Park, Auburn Hills. Click aquí para mayor información
120-INCH MAIN BREAK
Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) discovered a leak on a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes finished drinking water from its Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility to communities in the northern part of GLWA’s drinking water service area (see map below). The 120-inch transmission main is the largest in the regional water distribution system.
After Action Report: 120-Inch Water Transmission Main Break
Boil Water Recovery Checklists
What to do after a boil water advisory has been lifted
WATCH THE 120-INCH MAIN BREAK UPDATE NEWS CONFERENCE
On Saturday, August 20, GLWA CEO Sue Coffey held a virtual press briefing on 120-Inch Main Break News Conference with Boil Water Advisory Lifted . Please click play on video below to watch. Press the full screen button to increase size of video for viewing.
On Tuesday, August 16, GLWA CEO Sue Coffey and COO-Water & Field Services Cheryl Porter held a virtual press briefing on the status of the 120-Inch main break and boil water advisory. Please click play on video below to watch. Press the full screen button to increase size of video for viewing.
