Roads that were affected by the water line break are shown in red. The dotted red line is the Lincoln/Wayland town line (click image to enlarge).
Residents in dozens of homes in southwest Lincoln woke up to dry taps on Tuesday morning after a water line ruptured.
The Water Department received a call about water running down the side of Lincoln Road at about 5:30 a.m. on October 22, according to Water Department Superintendent Darin LaFalam. The town sent out text messages and calls to all Lincoln residents at about 7:15 a.m., and water service wasn’t restored until shortly before 4 p.m.
The break occurred along Concord Road south of Route 117 where one water main feeds that entire corner of town and affected about 200 water service connections. The water main itself — which is not near the top of the list for replacement in the coming years — was intact; it was a one-inch device connection that failed, LaFalam said.
He advised residents in the affected area whose water is rusty to flush until clear from an exterior faucet. If there is air in the plumbing, flush from only the cold water faucet located at the highest point of the home.
While the water department was dealing with this break, a contractor broke, a waterline on tower road. The water department should be congratulated for dealing with both breaks in a timely fashion.
What a challenge. Congratulations to our water department.