(WSYR-TV) — Some Central New Yorkers under a mandate from their water company to conserve water have a few more days left until water testing is complete, the company’s director said.
Jeff Brown, the director of the Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA), told NewsChannel 9 that the work on the Cicero transmission main, whose leak started the whole mess, is complete. But workers still need to disinfect, refill, and pressurize the pipes before the company lifts the mandate.
That will likely take until Monday, Jan. 19, Brown said.
Work running smoothly at water main break site, officials say, though steel pipes from ’60s made work difficult
Yesterday, which was when the company anticipated the work on the main be complete, OCWA announced that workers were still replacing old pipes and dewatering the area. That stall didn’t last long, though, as just a day later Brown confirmed that the work on the main has been repaired…