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Lawrence utility describes 16-inch main break, council presses for better citywide alerts
Summary
A 16-inch water main break early March 15 caused system pressure drops and a precautionary boil advisory; the utility described the incident to the Common Council and councilors pressed for improved mass-notification procedures.
A 16-inch water main break at the 50 Ninth Street Water Treatment Plant early in the morning forced the City of Lawrence utility to throttle flow, call in staff and issue a precautionary boil-water advisory while tests were completed, utility officials told the Common Council on March 19.
Councilor Wells, a longtime Lawrence resident, told the council he received many constituent complaints about slow or incomplete notification during the event and asked the administration and Lawrence Utilities to improve outreach. Paul Warner, Director of Utilities,…
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