Overview

• Bacteriological testing cleared the water system, allowing Veolia and the city to end the precautionary advisory on Thursday.
• Two separate breaks triggered the alert: a 12-inch main at Newark and Garden linked to a sinkhole and an eight-inch main at Garden and Ninth that failed hours later.
• Emergency crews finished repairs late Tuesday, and the city operated bottled-water distribution sites at the Multi-Service Center, Monroe Gardens and Fox Hill Gardens.
• Residents are urged to run faucets for 3–5 minutes, clean ice makers and chillers, drain and refill hot-water tanks set below 113°F, regenerate softeners and refill tall-building reservoirs.
• During the advisory, residents were told to boil water for at least one minute for consumption and food preparation, reflecting standard public-health procedures for pressure-related system events.