NEW JERSEY – Officials say water pressure is expected to gradually return to a small New Jersey town across the Hudson River from Manhattan hit by a main break that left most residents without service. water or with low water pressure.
El alcalde de Hoboken, Ravinder Bhalla, dice que las cuadrillas han aislado con éxito la tubería de agua rota, a la que llamó “el paso critico necesario para permitir que el agua fluya alrededor del área y que la presión del agua regrese al resto de the city”.
Bhalla said Tuesday evening that water pressure is expected to gradually return over the next few hours. Veolia, the company that supplies water to the city, said crews were reopening valves to stabilize water pressure throughout the city.
Trouble in Hoboken began around noon on Monday when a construction crew accidentally hit a water main. Veolia said the force from the break penetrated two pipes or a pipe interconnect, isolating one 16-inch pipe but working to isolate the other.
Veolia said the water was safe to drink and did not issue a boil water advisory. But related issues led the city to declare a state of emergency and close public schools and municipal offices. Hoboken University Medical Center began evacuating some patients on Tuesday due to a lack of water.
City officials have installed portable water stations and restrooms throughout Hoboken.