"Welcome to Boston. Don't drink the water."
Submitted by GreyHawk on May 1, 2010 - 18:55Folks in the Boston, MA area and who receive water from the MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resource Authority) are under a "Boil Water" alert after a water pipe suffered a catastrophic failure.
31 surrounding communities and towns are affected:
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 Winthrop |
For more information:
Mass. declares state of emergency after aqueduct break; 'boil-water' order issued for 1 million
Hat-tip memfromsomerville of DailyKos.