Boil water order issued as crews work to fix water main break in Waterbury, school cancelled Monday

Damage to water main in Waterbury much worse than expected, mayor says

Damage to a water main on Thomaston Avenue in Waterbury is much worse than expected, according to Mayor Paul Pernerewski. Crews were finally able to get underground to assess the damage, he said in a news conference on Sunday. Water service has been out for much of the city since Friday night when a 36-inch transmission main failed. That pipe was washed out by an earlier water main break on the same road that occurred on Wednesday. The mayor sai…

Water main bursts in Waterbury; Thousands without water

The catastrophic failure of a high-pressure line in Waterbury’s aging water system left Connecticut’s fifth largest city and most of two suburbs, Wolcott and Watertown, without water Saturday, forcing a scramble to keep open two hospitals and bring in water by tankers and truckloads of bottles. City officials said an earlier failure of a 10-inch water line installed in 1901 undermined a 42-inch, 55-year-old transmission main that burst with expl…

Officials: Waterbury Could Be Without Water For Days, Schools Closed Monday, Restaurants Shut Down

A 36-inch transmission water main broke on Thomaston Avenue Friday night, impacting residents throughout the city as well as residents in Wolcott, Watertown, and Prospect, including both St. Mary’s and Waterbury hospitals, city and state officials said Saturday.

Boil water order issued after major Waterbury water main break, other towns impacted

A water main break has left tens of thousands of Connecticut residents without water on early Saturday morning.

Boil water order issued as crews work to fix water main break in Waterbury, school cancelled Monday

Watch above: City and state officials provide an update on the water main break in Waterbury. WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The City of Waterbury says that while repairs were being made to a water main break near Thomaston Avenue, a 36-inch pipe failed, affecting city residents and neighboring towns. The initial break occurred on Wednesday, [...]