Overview
- All residents are expected to have running water, with city crews noting recent service complaints in the Austin Road area were resolved and some Mark Lane issues were internal plumbing matters.
- Waterbury remains under a boil-water advisory until state-certified laboratory results arrive later Thursday, and officials stress infants should only use bottled water for formula.
- Officials urge conservation and ask residents to delay flushing their plumbing to let storage tanks refill after demand on Wednesday exceeded the treatment plant’s capacity.
- Public schools reopened Thursday with bottled water for students, covered drinking fountains, and food-service precautions in place under the advisory.
- Bottled-water distribution continues at Municipal Stadium until supplies run out, and restaurants must remain closed unless they have an approved alternate water source.