Dudley issues boil advisory after water main break

The city of Dudley remains under a precautionary boil water advisory Thursday after a water main break occurred the night before, resulting  in a complete loss of water pressure within parts of the city’s water system.

Dudley Mayor Jason Locke said they had a water main rupture on Sixth Street around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and it repaired around 4 a.m. Thursday thanks to City of Dudley crews and Josh Godbee with Environmental Instrumentation & Calibration.

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“It affected most of Dudley,” Locke said. “The water advisory will remain until further notice until we get a clear test, which I anticipate we will have done (Thursday). Thankfully we had water this morning when we woke up.” 

As a precaution, people in Dudley are advised to boil all water for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice, preparing baby formula, washing fruits and vegetables and for pets. Water should be brought to a rolling boil for approximately one minute and allowed to cool before using. People can also use bottled water.

The advisory was issued because of the loss in water pressure which may increase the potential for contamination to enter the water distribution system. 

Water samples were collected and will be tested to make sure the drinking water supply is safe. The boil water advisory will stay in effect until satisfactory water quality test results are received and the city of Dudley announces that the advisory has been lifted.