ightmare’ water break affects 2 million in Bay State

Boston Herald ^ | O’Ryan Johnson, Marie Szanislo and Renee Nadeau

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

A catastrophic water break put 2 million Bay Staters under emergency conservation and boil orders in 38 communities this afternoon.

“This is everyone’s worst nightmare in the water community,” said Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Executive Director Fred Laskey. “It’s very important we handle this right.”

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

The constraints were mandated by state officials after a massive water main break in Weston began dumping eight million gallons an hour into the Charles River.

Is this what it takes to dilute the Charles to make it safe to swim in.

[SandRat]

Remember,.. Yellow is Mellow, if it’s Brown Flush it Down.

[presently no screen name]

Is Waltham included in those communities?

[knarf]

C'mon you guys ... I've spent many a drunken summer night on the banks of the Chahlz ... even woke up about 3AM once and went over to MassGeneral to have them vacuumn a bug out'a my ear.

Do they still have The Boston Pops on the Esplanade ... the Hatch Shell?

[Sacajaweau]

how the hell are they routed that 2 million would be effected??

[Freddd]

Oh well Obama might comment in 12 days or so...

[Freddd]

The National Guard is being mobilized to distribute bottled water, officials said at an afternoon press conference at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

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I’m lovin it....guess we won’t be hearing about how bad those plastic bottles are for awhile...

[clintonh8r]

The “water community”?

[Sacajaweau]

The National Guard?? TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!!! It’s not exactly the arctic...Go to the damn next town and get some water.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ightmares scare kittuh.

[Political Junkie Too]

Is Waltham included in those communities?

Yes.

From the Boston Herald: MWRA orders emergency boil order

Arlington
Bedford
Belmont
Boston
Brookline
Canton
Chelsea
Dedham
Everett
Lexington
Lynnfield Water District
Malden
Marblehead
Marlborough
Medford
Melrose
Milton
Nahant
Newton
Norwood
Peabody
Quincy
Reading
Revere
Saugus
Somerville
Stoneham
Stoughton
Swampscott
Wakefield
Waltham
Watertown
Weston
Westwood Wilmington
Winchester
Winthrop
Woburn

-PJ

[Past Your Eyes]

Of course they do. July 4. And it takes an army of trucks and men to clean up the mess left by the Massholes. Sort of like Obmam’s inauguration.
You couldn’t pay me enough to go to that thing.

[Snickersnee]

... and I love that dirty waterrrr

Oh, oh Boston, you're my home

[knarf]

That sux ... It was always a nice family-type affair ... even us hippies respected the grounds and never left shit ... damned shame.

[knarf]

I think their only album worth having .. (maybe the only one they cut?) .. BOSTON

[knarf]

I think their only album worth having .. (maybe the only one they cut?) .. BOSTON

[presently no screen name]

Thank you. I called my daughter and she hadn’t heard - so because of FR being FIRST with the news, she was able to get water before the mad rush.