ext_6695 ([identity profile] mzrowan.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2010-05-01 10:22 pm

Leak fixed but boil-water order still in effect

The latest update on the water situation: http://www.mwra.com/updates/leak.html#latest

UPDATE 8:47 PM May 1, 2010

MWRA has been able to stop the leak at the pipe in Weston. Water is now being delivered through the emergency back-up reservoir system. Water pressure is stable.

Please remember that a Boil Water is in effect for the following communities until otherwise notifies [sic] and water use should be restricted to essential use only.

More information on Boil Water Orders:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/boilordr.htm

Confusing instructions...

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2010-05-02 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
From http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/boilordr.htm :
"Clorox© or Purex© can be used at a dose of 8 drops (1/8 teaspoon) of bleach to each gallon of water."

The PDF on the same site says:
"Clorox© or Purex© can be used at a dose of 8 drops (or 1 teaspoon) of bleach to each gallon of water. (Careful measurement with a clean dropper or other accurate measuring device is required when using liquid chlorine bleach.)"

So, IS IT one teaspoon per gallon or 1/8 of a teaspoon/gallon?

[identity profile] puckbear.livejournal.com 2010-05-02 09:33 am (UTC)(link)
The leak may be stopped, but it's not 'fixed' as your headline states. They shut off the water; the leak stopped. There is no current ETA for when the leak will be fixed and the water supply returned to normal.