Boil water order lifted in Dixmoor after multiple water main breaks
There had been at least four water main breaks in Dixmoor this week.
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There had been at least four water main breaks in Dixmoor this week.
A boil water order in Dixmoor was lifted on Friday, following multiple water main breaks this week.
The village has been plagued with water main breaks.
The village has been plagued with water main breaks. There've been four breaks since Monday. They've all been repaired.
The fire near Main Street and Judson and the water break combined to cause very low water pressure at some homes and businesses in the area.
A large fire and a water main break led to officials in west suburban Oswego instituting a boil order for residents.
"The infrastructure very old out here, and it's crumbling all over," said Dixmoor Village President Fitzgerald Roberts.
The Village of Dixmoor has been having problems with its water mains for years, but funds are in place for improvements. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
"Of course, you have breaks in other areas because all the pipes are the same age."
The weather is taking its toll on water pipes in one south suburb that has been plagued with water problems in the past. Now residents are being warned to again boil their drinking water.
"We definitely buy and keep bottles of water and gallons, just in case, because anything can happen."
As recently as February, a water main break left residents without safe drinking water.
It's just one of several significant water main breaks the village has struggled with recently.
Bottled water will still be offered at the village's Aquatic Center.
Local officials helped secure the $2.2 million in funding to start replacing old pipes.
A public works employee in Westmont died after being trapped during a water main break incident on Thursday. Around 11:45 a.m., the Westmont Public Works staff contacted local fire and police to respond to a worker who was trapped in an underground water main vault which was under water as a result of a water main break.
A public works employee in Westmont died after being trapped during a water main break incident on Thursday. Around 11:45 a.m., the Westmont Public Works staff contacted local fire and police to respond to a worker who was trapped in an underground water main vault which was under water as a result of a water main break.
The Maywood Courthouse will reopen Friday following a water main break.
The construction will require occasional lane closures of Ashland Avenue and Wood Street, from 138th Street in Riverdale, south through Dixmoor, and stretching to 159th Street in Harvey.
The U.S. Postal Service said it was assessing the water damage at the Main Post Office, at 433 W. Harrison St. in the West Loop.
"That mechanical failure, coupled with the water main breaks brought our pressure, PSI under 20. So anytime your pressure falls under 20, you have to have a boil order and get your water tested."
The village said last week's cold weather caused two water main breaks.
One mom had to cancel her family's Christmas dinner.
The entire village is being told to boil their water before drinking it or cooking with it.
The village says officials estimate the break is impacting at least half of the town.
