A boil water advisory is still in effect for a large number of households and businesses on and off Main Street in Sackville, between Mackol Avenue and St Paul’s Anglican Church.
Some water customers in the area are being asked to keep water at a rolling boil for one minute before using it for cooking, drinking, or brushing teeth. Tantramar staff delivered notices to each residence and business affected by the advisory on Tuesday.
The municipality updated the list of areas under the advisory on Wednesday morning to include 15 York Street.
- Burman Street
- Fawcett Lane
- King Street (Main Street – Balser Place)
- Main Street (Mackol Avenue – 123 Main Street)
- Mallard Drive
- Meadow Lane
- Milton Lane
- Moffatt Lane
- Parkview Drive
- Pringle Street
- Samantha Court
- Suncrest Drive
- Waterfowl Lane
- Wry Lane
- 15 York Street
The boil water advisory will remain in effect until two consecutive sets of clear water test results are returned and New Brunswick’s Public Health Office lifts the order.
The advisory is the result of a water main break at 165 Main Street on Tuesday, right in front of the Drew Nursing Home.
By late afternoon Tuesday the underground break was repaired, and crews were working to fill the hole on Main Street, while water utility crews were working on refilling and flushing the lines in the water system.
Tantramar public works superintendent Michelle Sherwood said on Tuesday afternoon that crews were working on slowly refilling the line after the considerable loss of water during the water main break.
By Tuesday evening water service in the area had been restored, and a set of water samples had been taken for testing.
A second set of samples will be taken Wednesday. Public Works director Jon Eppell said via email that samples have to be taken at a few locations, so several samples have to get the all clear.
Sherwood said the water main break was due to an old valve stem. A company had recently been hired to clean out one of the valves used to shut off parts of the water system.
“The infrastructure was old, the valve is old and the bolt had started to rot off,” said Sherwood. “So when they were trying to get the dirt out of the hole, the water came out really fast, and two of the bolts blew out.”
Sherwood says there’s now a brand new valve in place.
The municipality is also warning of low water pressure in the area around the break, as the process to flush water lines continues.
The boil water advisory will remain in effect until two consecutive sets of clear water test results are returned and New Brunswick’s Public Health Office lifts the order.
The municipality says it will issue any updates to Sackville.com and social media channels.
