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The 2010 Boston water emergency occurred on May 1, 2010, when a water pipe in Weston, Massachusetts, broke and began flooding into the Charles River. This led to unsanitary water conditions in the greater Boston area , which resulted in Governor Deval Patrick declaring a state of emergency and an order for residents to boil drinking water . [ 1 ]
The MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel (MWWST) is an advanced underground aqueduct that supplies potable water to residents of much of Greater Boston. It is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) water supply system, having entered operation in November 2003.
Chestnut Hill Reservoir was taken offline in 1978 as it was no longer needed for regular water supply distribution, [2] but is maintained in emergency backup status. [3] [4] It is recognized today on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1989.
The Boston tunnel was filled with 130,000 gallons of stormwater runoff this week after a torrential downpour led officials to close the historic city's roadways.
Horsham Administration alerted its residents and commuters of the water main break and detours through several posts on Facebook early Thursday morning. "Route 611 southbound remains closed ...
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to 3.1 million people in sixty-one municipalities and more than 5,500 large industrial users in the eastern and central parts of the state, primarily in the Boston area.
A state of emergency was issued Thursday in a northern New York county, where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following a major water main break that has left tens of thousands without ...
Quincy service was temporarily discontinued on October 14, 2013, with boats redirected to Hingham, when a water main break added to existing structural problems with the sea wall at the Quincy wharf. In January 2014, the MBTA made the closure (and increased Hingham service) permanent after it was determined that repairs would cost $15 million ...