Update on water main break

According to Village POA general manager Scott Randall the initial water main break at DeSoto Boulevard and Cortez Road on Friday, Oct. 19, caused two more water main breaks before the event was brought under control. Initially, a 16-inch main was closed for 18 hours while getting a temporary fix.

An additional break took place on Friday afternoon and another break on Saturday morning, Oct. 20. Randall said one of the breaks was caused by a contractor. Randall added 400,000 gallons of water were lost during the water main breaks over the weekend.

He emphasized no new restrictions are in place but all Villagers are asked to continue conserving water usage, especially outdoors, until further notice.

There was no contamination, so no boil order was put in place and there was no loss of service. A permanent fix requires ordering parts which may take two to four weeks before arrival and a permanent fix can be completed.