A water main break beneath Branch Brook Park Drive Tuesday morning opened up a sink hole and sent treated drinking water gushing onto the roadway, buckling the pavement.Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
A boil water advisory for Newark residents has been lifted after four days, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced Saturday.
The advisory went into effect Tuesday as crews worked to repair a 142-year-old water main that ruptured Tuesday in neighboring Belleville.
Newark officials said Saturday water quality testing shows the water quality is now safe.
While the boil water advisory has been lifted, city officials still are strongly encouraging residents to:
After Tuesday’s water main rupture in Belleville, a surge caused a separate water main break in Newark early Thursday after pressure was restored city-wide on Wednesday night. The second break occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday on 15th Avenue, between South 15th and 16th streets in the city’s Vailsburg section.
Kareem Adeem, director of the Newark Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, said the boil-water advisory went into effect immediately after Tuesday’s break in the event contaminants entered the system through the rupture. The advisory would remain in effect, he said, until testing indicated the city’s water quality was at an acceptable level for three straight days following the break.
That happened Saturday, according to Baraka.
“The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities’ State Certified Laboratory conducted water testing throughout wards affected and confirmed that the water quality is deemed satisfactory and is safe to drink,” according to a press release issued Saturday by Newark officials. “The City has flushed stagnant water out of the pipes at fire hydrants throughout the areas that were impacted. Water quality testing for bacteria and chlorine residuals was performed to ensure the water meets regulatory requirements and is safe.”
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