Nova ScotiaA boil-water order is in effect for some communities around Dartmouth, N.S. This affects people living along Waverley Road, Avenue du Portage, Montague Road, Spider Lake and the neighbourhoods of Port Wallace, Montebello and Craigwood Estates. Halifax Water says the system is being returned to serviceListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Crews were still on the scene Sunday after a water main on Waverley Road broke Saturday. (Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri/CBC)A broken water main on Waverly Road in Dartmouth has been repaired, according to a news release from Halifax Water.The utility said affected residents should see their water pressure returning to normal Sunday evening and said they should continue to boil their water until advised otherwise.Repair work on the main began on Saturday night.According to Halifax Water, around 2,000 service connections are under the boil-water order, impacting people who live along Waverley Road, Avenue du Portage, Montague Road, Spider Lake and the neighbourhoods of Port Wallace, Montebello and Craigwood Estates.The Halifax Regional Municipality opened a comfort centre from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. AT Sunday at the East Dartmouth Community Centre for residents affected by the water main break.Cause of water main break unclearA spokesperson for the water utility said in an email that the cause of the water main break is not clear, but factors such as “the type of pipe material and age, soil chemistry, and the effects of frost and temperature” could have contributed. The utility said water should be boiled for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, preparing infant formula, making ice cubes or juices, washing fruits or vegetables, or brushing teeth. If the water is discoloured, people should run it until it’s clear.Jake Brenner says he and a group of neighbours tried to redirect the water away from the houses. (Submitted by Jake Brenner)Jake Brenner lives near where the break happened, and said he was at home on Saturday afternoon when he noticed something unusual. “I thought I was, like, in a dream from what I was seeing. It just looked like there was a full on river in the front of our house,” he said. “It got pretty intense. And so I went right into survival mode. I strapped on my big boots and I got out there.”He and some neighbours started creating improvised barricades using sandbags and plywood to redirect the water away from any houses to avoid water damage.Brenner said his partner alerted the water utility, and they sent a team right away. But he said it took hours before the water finally stopped coming down the road. Brenner said that he never lost his water connection, but he still went to the store to grab some bottled water just in case, and is following the boil-water order. Coun. Tony Mancini says he and other people in the area were without water. (Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri/CBC)Coun. Tony Mancini, who also lives in the area, said he lost water, and so did other neighbours. “We do take water for granted, right? We turn on the taps, you don’t think about it. And all of a sudden when we turn it on, it’s not there,” he said. MORE TOP STORIES ABOUT THE AUTHORGiuliana is a journalist originally from Lima, Peru. She is interested in stories about rural Nova Scotia, science, the environment and more. If you have any story tips, you can reach her at giuliana.grillo.de.lambarri@cbc.ca. with files from Meig Campbell
Waverley Road water main break repaired, boil-water order still in effect
