PROCESS TO LIFT BOIL WATER ADVISORIES IN WALLED LAKE AND NOVI CONTINUES
PROCESS TO LIFT BOIL WATER ADVISORIES IN WALLED LAKE AND NOVI CONTINUES; FIRST WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS CAME BACK CLEAR
- Boil Water Advisory remains in effect for Novi and Walled Lake
- First water quality test results came back clear today; second set of testing has been taken
- Target to lift boil water advisories remains Wednesday
DETROIT – At approximately 4:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) discovered a break on a 48-inch water transmission main on 14 Mile Road at Verona, which is between Drake and Farmington Roads in Farmington Hills.
The process for lifting boil water advisories in Novi and Walled Lake continues. Results of the first set of water quality testing have come back clear, and the second round of testing was taken earlier today with results expected Wednesday. If the second round of testing comes back clear, the boil water advisories can then be lifted on Wednesday.
The replacement of the additional 20-foot section of main near the original break site has started and will not impact the mid-week target for lifting the boil water advisories.
The Oakland County Health Division has created a helpful checklist for residents and businesses to use once Novi and Walled Lake emerge from the boil water advisories.
GLWA will share more information as it becomes available.
Nicolette N. Bateson, CPA
Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer, Financial ServicesNicolette N. Bateson, CPA is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA).
Ms. Bateson’s service follows her tenure as the first CFO for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, which began in February 2013. In that role she led the Financial Services Group through a significant transformation effort engaging cross-functional teams to achieve sustainable change. The result was a professionalized department with an unprecedented demonstration of transparency to all stakeholders. This pivotal effort supported intensive, collaborative discussions that were essential to forming the regional authority.
Ms. Bateson possesses extensive financial and public administration experience. As a visiting specialist for the State and Local Government Program with Michigan State University Extension, Ms. Bateson worked with state and local officials to address the needs of cities in fiscal stress. Her research, educational programs and writings related to public-sector financial challenges are often cited. In her roles as Assistant City Manager and Finance Director in local government, she was responsible for strategic planning, financial turnaround, information technology, labor relations, employee benefit design, project management and deploying multi-year budgeting and long-range capital planning. Ms. Bateson’s professional career began with a national accounting firm serving clients in the construction, manufacturing, and nonprofit sector.
Ms. Bateson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in professional accountancy from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Master of Public Administration degree in public administration from Eastern Michigan University.