Spiller said that Murphy seemed approving of a water rebuilding czar for the area. Phil Murphy for a czar to oversee reconstruction of North Jersey’s water infrastructure, in order to "coordinate our efforts and then of course with that ask for dollars both federal and state." Now all the bolts on the length of the pipeline will be replaced. When seen up close, it's visible how the faulty bolt actually stropped the iron opening.Ĭoming from one particular manhole, each one has two shutoff valves - both as old as the nearly 100-year-old pipeline itself. But News 4 learned exclusively what caused everything to go so wrong: A bolt blew from the valve it is sitting on, breaking the valve. The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission is still working to repair the main. Three counties in New Jersey are experiencing water service issues following a main break in Nutley, Gaby Acevedo reports. "When that happens and we start to see water flowing back into our system from our normal source, we will then lift the state of emergency," said Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller. The city's mayor said that until repairs to the huge water main are complete, including a slow repressurization over the next 24 to 48 hours or so, the state of emergency will remain in effect. Officials wrote: The Township of Nutley is aware of a water line break in one of the main transmission supply lines in. Montclair now gets much of its water from a quarter-mile long pipeline built over the weekend from another water supplier in next-door Clifton. Nutley town officials released an advisory about the break on Wednesday. Officials are calling the federal government for help. Other locations were put under a boil water advisory, while customers in Newark have reported low water pressure. "They’re getting bottled water for coffee, for tea, cooking with bottled water," said diner manager Lynda Edgeson. At the Montclair Diner, customers must ask for water. Some residents have unfortunately had to cut back on bathing. Sign up for NBC New York newsletters.Ī sign in the men’s room of a Montclair supermarket, with bottled water on the sink, should give an idea how serious the city is taking the water emergency. The incident led to a significant loss of water pressure for 15 minutes. Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox. FAIR LAWN, NJ The Borough of Fair Lawn announced that a water main break occurred on Friday, at the intersection of Plaza Rd and Berdan Avenue.
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