Maybrook issues boil-water notice after multiple main and service-line leaks

Mayor Dennis Leahy and DPW Superintendent Matt Thorp told the Village of Maybrook Board of Trustees on Feb. 18 that a week of freezing temperatures led to multiple breaks across the distribution system and a Department of Health boil-water notice for affected neighborhoods.

“The recent cold spell resulted in several water leaks throughout the Village,” Mayor Leahy said, describing repairs that included an 8-inch main repair on Watts Lane and service-line fixes at Northeast Steel Products and on Palmer Court. Tankers were brought in to pump water into the hydrant at Highland Avenue and Clark Place to supply residents while pressure remained low.

Thorp told the board that, after repairs, pressure to the water towers remained weak and that the Department of Health was contacted; the Village hand-delivered the boil-water notice and posted it online. “The Boil Water Notice remains in effect currently,” Mayor Leahy said. He added that the first bacteriological sample collected on Highland Avenue tested clear and that the notice will be lifted after a second clear test, per Department of Health requirements.

Leahy and Thorp also reviewed two interior leaks discovered during the week: a flooded basement at a vacant Oak Street residence (service line shut off) and water damage at the Maybrook Railroad Museum, where cleanup and repairs are underway by Servpro. The Mayor thanked Maybrook police, fire and DPW personnel for their response.

The board was told updates will be posted on the Village website as new test results arrive.