Western Oakland County still asked to limit water usage, no end date given

For a month, the Nice Lakes Water Authority has been asking residents and companies in western Oakland County to restrict water use. And there’s no finish in sight.

GLWA issued a press launch on Monday, October 20, asking for water conservation efforts to proceed, however didn’t present an estimate as to when the request is likely to be withdrawn.

On September 25, a water most important broke on 14 Mile Street in Novi, leading to a drop in water stress and boil advisories in Commerce Township, Walled Lake, Wixom, most of Novi and a small portion of Wolverine Lake. The cooking advisories have been lifted.

GLWA’s information launch stated it’s “persevering with its response” to the break within the 42-inch most important at 14 Mile, west of M-5. GLWA owns and operates the damaged most important.

Along with the request for continued water conservation, GLWA is asking that water customers winterize their irrigation programs, the discharge stated.

GLWA stated in an earlier launch that it anticipated to finish work on the damaged most important by Oct. 16, which might imply the water conservation request may very well be withdrawn. GLWA officers couldn’t be reached for remark Friday, October 24.

Within the days instantly following the water most important break, boil advisories had been imposed, lifted and re-imposed because of extreme water consumption throughout peak hours.

All affected communities requested residents and companies to chorus from pointless water makes use of, corresponding to watering lawns and washing automobiles.

Emergency connections that had been in use whereas crews labored on the damaged most important couldn’t face up to extreme water use, officers stated.

GLWA stated in a launch on Oct. 13 that the system was in a “fragile state” and requested water prospects to proceed limiting use to keep away from placing extra pressure on the emergency setup.