UPDATE 12:30 p.m.: Water is back on, but Concord officials recommend residents in the vicinity of Church Street and Palaside Drive boil water to be used for cooking and drinking.
Initial tests for chlorine content indicate that there is no contamination and water is safe. However, definitive bacteriological tests will not be complete until tomorrow and boiling is a good precaution to take.
Grandside Drive, west of Miramar Street, will be closed through Oct. 28 for street repairs. Detours signs will be posted on Miramar Street, Scenic Drive, and Palaside Drive.
UPDATE: 11 a.m.: Concord work crew expect the broken water main to be fixed by mid-day. Residents are still being asked to conserve water while water pressure is restored.
Resident may also see brown or discolored water coming from their faucets. You can run the facuet to clear out any discolored water.
The city is directing any questions or concerns to the Customer CARE Center at 704-920-5555.
A water main in Concord broke early Wednesday morning, forcing an elementary school to close.
The water line, near Miramar Street, broke around 4:30 a.m. and created a sinkhole on Grandview Drive. It also has forced Beverly Hills Elementary School to close for the day and for CMC-NorthEast to delay its surgery schedule, due to reduced water pressure.
The hospital remains open, but is using emergency bottled water and irrigation wells are being used for non-potable uses.
Residents on the line are being asked to conserve water while utility crews work to repair the line.
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