(WXYZ) — Tens of thousands of people across five communities are still under a boil water advisory after a massive water main break in Macomb County Tuesday morning.
The communities are Chesterfield, Lenox and Macomb townships, as well as New Haven and part of Rochester.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Great Lakes Water Authority said the first round of water quality tests came back clear. Another set of samples were taken and results are expected within 24 hours.
The Great Lakes Water Authority said the 36-inch main broke around 6 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 24 Mile Rd. and North Ave. with water spilling out into the area causing flooding.
Cans of bottled water are now stacked inside of a Chesterfield Township fire station for a water distribution site for residents.
"It is an inconvenience with washing clothes and brushing your teeth and everything else," Robin Stone from Chesterfield said.
"For a pipe this size, it's extraordinarily rapid. We were able to get the pressure restored in a 4-hour period," Suzzane Coffey, the GLWA CEO said.
GLWA said it will notify all impacted communities once the water is deemed safe to drink.
But that led to other water main breaks, like one at 23 Mile and Romeo Plank, also in Macomb Township.
"In an older system like this particular line, a weak spot gets exploited and it just pops," Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano said.
That break was also fixed quickly with no major flooding.
