![]() The goal is to ensure groundwater from the break has not brought harmful bacteria into the township’s water supply. Meridian Township and the East Lansing Meridian Water and Sewer Authority are working with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to conduct the tests. ![]() “We were able to do valve diversion, turning the valves, and we were able to provide water within about 25 minutes to our residents and businesses after the water main was struck,” he said. Township Manager Frank Walsh said the break was a rare occurrence but massive. The township is awaiting two state-required negative bacterial test results after a water main break was discovered Thursday at Haslett and Park Lake Road. Affected areas include neighborhoods and businesses north of Kinawa Drive. Martinez says he’s hoping full service can be restored by late Wednesday.Meridian Township is extending a boil water advisory until 5:30 p.m. “And we did that just to make sure that we were going to maintain system pressure so that we didn’t have to issue a boil water notice or have any unsafe water in the system.” “It’s sort of a mutual aid agreement that allow us to supply water to them in case of an emergency, or them to supply water to us in case of an emergency,” he explained. Martinez says the Lansing Board of Water and Light is assisting in providing water inter-connectivity and safe drinking water. “We’re mainly targeting homeowners seeing if people can maybe not take a bath for a day or two take shorter showers, maybe hold off on that load of laundry or limit dish washing for a day or two,” Martinez said. Martinez says there’s a few things affected customers should do while repairs are underway. Update: The City of East Lansing, Meridian Township and the East Lansing-Meridian Water and Sewer Authority (ELMWSA) have lifted the conserve water notice as of Thursday afternoon.Įast Lansing and Meridian Township residents are being asked to conserve water following damage to a water transmission line on Tuesday.Įast Lansing-Meridian Water and Sewer Authority Manager Joel Martinez says though the damage was minor, it impacted the system’s ability to maintain enough pressure to pump water into the distribution system. ![]()
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