One of the main water pipe feeds in the village of Minoa broke last Wednesday night, Jan. 3, interrupting village water for the evening.
The Minoa Department of Public Works was notified of the break that occurred to the 10-inch water main on Main Street, just north of Edgerton Street, at about 3:30 p.m., said Jim Landry, assistant superintendent of the Minoa DPW. Employees of the Onondaga County Water Authority responded to address the issue — since OCWA owns the water system — and village DPW crews assisted with closing the road and directing traffic.
“Cold weather wreaks havoc on the water mains,” said Geoffrey Miller, OCWA deputy executive director. “North Main Street is an old concrete road; there was water running under road from the east side and coming up on the west side. There was water all over the place there; it took us a while to pin down where actual break was.”
Once the break was located, crews had to replace a section of the pipe to get it fixed, Miller said.
While Minoa residents reported an interruption of water service, Miller said everyone retained service, some areas simply suffered from lower pressures than others, with houses closest to the broken main had “very low pressure for a while.”
The pipe was fixed by around 11 p.m. and all water pressure was back to normal, Miller said.
Main Street was back open Wednesday night and the Thursday morning commute was not affected.
