Another water main break is impacting residents in New Jersey.

The Passaic Valley Water Commission says there is no estimated timeframe for repairs after a 42-inch water main broke at North 1st and Arch in Paterson.

Officials say 18,000 residents in the Riverside section of the city have no water.

PVWC Executive Director Jim Mueller said crews are working at two different sites -- one to fix the leak and the other to try and get water back to those who don't have it.

"These pipes are all 120, 140 years old. There's not a lot of mechanisms to isolate them," Mueller said. "I understand their concerns and we are working hard to get it back on."

Boil water advisory in effect for many

A boil water advisory was issued for tens of thousands of customers in the Paterson area, including those served by the Manchester Utilities Authority.

The advisory is in effect for parts of Paterson, Prospect Park, Haledon and North Haledon.

Residents and businesses in those areas should boil water for at least one minute before using it for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, washing dishes or making ice, until the PVWC determines it is safe, officials said.

The advisory was lifted earlier for Broadway and streets south of Broadway, east of Spruce Street and west of Route 20, officials said.

Portions of Fair Lawn were also without water Sunday, but the mayor said they were able to restore pressure by using sources from other towns.

"Fix the problem"

The sound of utility crews working in Paterson has become all too familiar. Sunday's water main break is separate from the water main break near Hinchliffe Stadium that took weeks to repair and was restored earlier this week, the water commission said.

The latest one has left Emelinda Remigio, and thousands of other families, scrambling.

"It's just the, you know, for cooking. You have to use some bottled water or purified water," Remigio said. "I'm going to go to, like, the water store and get this refilled."

"I went to my friend's house and got a couple buckets with water, because we need to wash dishes and make my face and shower," resident Franco Quros said. "Hope they fix it fast, because it's very hard to do [without water]."

"Fix the problem. A lot of people are suffering now with no water," resident Edwin Hernandez said.

Amy Allen said even though the situation is bad, she understands.

"I think they are doing the best they can. Like, this is an old city with an old infrastructure, and they are trying to support new, modern facilities, and it's just not equipped for that," Allen said. "I'm just grateful we didn't lose water. I'm home. It would be a big inconvenience if I had to get up and go to work."