Boil water order...
On the way home the other night, I noticed some county work trucks along the main roadway near my condo. They started digging the street and taped off an area for the night. After dinner, I took a walk to see why a traffic cone was left in the road.Water was seeping through a foot long crack in the asphalt. Probably a broken water main.
The next morning the trucks returned and a crew dug up a section of roadway. Without notice, the water was turned off.
As I headed to work, someone was placing yellow tags on the doorknobs with a warning that a 'boil water order' was in place. Later during the day, I received texts and calls with recorded messages stating the area was undergoing road work and a residents were being instructed to boil water for drinking until further notice.
I purged the line last night and the water had a strong chemical smell... similar to bleach like the water in a swimming pool. It's gone this morning.
Since no one I know drinks tap water, it didn't appear to be an issue.
I haven't received an 'all clear' text message. That should be no more than a day or two.
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Pipes in that area are probably 50 years old and I see a lot of patches so my guess is it's common for pipes to break and they only repair those sections as needed.