HARVARD, MASS. (WHDH) - A water use ban is in effect in Harvard after a distracted driver who hit a fire hydrant caused a water main break Sunday morning.
Officers responding to a hydrant hit by a distracted driver near the high school on Massachusetts Avenue near the Bromfield School on Saturday night found water gushing into the street, police said.
The break has caused the town’s water tank to empty, according to the Harvard Department of Public Works, leaving up to a hundred homes and businesses with no water. The Bromfield School will be closed on Monday because of the work.
While workers replaced the hydrant Sunday morning and the town began re-filling the water tank, affected homes and businesses were asked to either boil water before using it or not to use water at all.
“But what that means for us unfortunately is we have to keep our kitchen closed,” said Bethany Greenaway, who manages a general store. “All of our coffee makers are hooked up to the water lines so we can’t do that.”
“And once a year we have our Super Bowl Sunday yard sale and it’s very busy, this kinda affected our bathroom usage,” said resident Carrie Brown. “It’s a little bit of an inconvenience.”
The Department of Public Works says will take at least 3 days until the boil water order is lifted.
The school is expected to reopen on Tuesday.
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