A major pipe bringing water to the Boston area has sprung a “catastrophic” leak and is dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. Governor Deval Patrick said he was declaring a state of emergency and issuing a “boil-water” order for Boston and dozens of other communities.
“The water is not suitable for drinking. … All residents in impacted communities should boil drinking water before consuming it,” he said at a news conference this afternoon.
Here’s the full list:
Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Canton, Chelsea, Everett, Lexington, Lynnfield Water District, Malden, Marblehead, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Nahant, Newton, Norwood, Quincy, Reading, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Stoughton, Swampscott, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, and Winthrop.
