Boston Area Gets Clean Water Back

2+ days after water main break, state lifts order to boil tap water
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted May 4, 2010 11:12 AM CDT
Boston Area Gets Clean Water Back
Two million residents of eastern Massachusetts once again have safe tap water, state officials say.   (Flickr)

After almost 3 days without a safe water supply, 2 million residents of eastern Massachusetts once again have clean tap water, the Boston Herald reports. After a huge water main ruptured Saturday, the state imposed a boil water order for Boston and 29 other communities. Stores quickly sold out of bottled water, and restaurants and coffee shops saw business plummet. "Everyone is happy,” said a Boston waitress. “We’re so excited because we don’t have to boil water anymore."
(More Massachusetts stories.)

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