What to know:
- The water conservation alert that impacted OCWA customers east of Syracuse and south of Oneida Lake is officially over.
- Today, two more water main breaks have been found in Syracuse.
- Workers have been repairing breaks in the water system since last summer.
CICERO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The monthlong chapter of the water main break affecting many Central New Yorkers ended Thursday, Jan. 22, once the water company officially lifted its order for customers to limit their water use. But in its place, two more water main breaks have been reported in Syracuse itself.
While that water conservation order practically ended Monday, when the Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) switched the order from being “mandatory” to being “voluntary,” on Jan. 22, they finally lifted the alert in its entirety.
But as that issue ended, two more water main breaks were found in Syracuse. A main on South Salina Street broke, temporarily shutting down the nearby Meachem Elementary School. Another was found in the Near Eastside neighborhood, by Thornden Park…