After around 7 weeks of work, Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has restored a broken 120-inch water main to full service and lifted the remaining water-use restriction for consumers.
They returned to normal operations this past weekend after a repair process that saw some setbacks and was re-adjusted a couple of times. The only remaining restriction on 23 Michigan communities was a request to limit outdoor water use which has now been lifted.
Suzanne R. Coffey, GLWA Chief Executive Officer, said, “Although we encountered a number of obstacles along the way, I am so proud of how everyone involved dug-in and used their knowledge, skills and ingenuity to ensure that we made the repair as quickly as possible and kept our focus on protecting the public health.”
The next step for GLWA is to file an incident report to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), by the first week of November.
