Great Lakes Water Authority

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GLWA wants to alert the community, especially those in low lying areas and those who have previously experienced flooding, that the U.S. National Weather Service is predicting severe storms with possible local heavy rainfall over the next several days.

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For more resources on what to do following a boil water event, residents should visit Public Health Oakland's page at https://t.co/ChcVBshwY0

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💧‼️ GOOD NEWS!

The boil water advisories have been lifted for Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion, the northern section of Auburn Hills, the northwest corner of Rochester Hills, and a small portion of Oakland Township

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GLWA distributed nearly 32,000 gallons of water this week to residents impacted by the main break in Auburn Hills. Water main breaks are a challenging time for everyone, but we're grateful to our team members who stepped up to help their neighbors.

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💧⚠️42-inch Break Update:
Repairs are complete at the site of the main break in Auburn Hills. Crews are ensuring the site is prepared for backfill in the coming days. Thank you to the team for your hard work & our communities for their partnership throughout this process.

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💧⚠️5/13 Update 7- GLWA Restores Water Service to Communities Impacted By the 42-inch Water Main Break in Auburn Hills
-Resident and businesses in the impacted communities should look to their local municipalities for direction on the lifting of water use restrictions

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💧⚠️ 5/12 Update 6 - GLWA Completes New Pipe Installation of its 42-inch Water Main Break in Auburn Hills

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In response to the 42-inch main break, GLWA has dispatched water trucks to affected communities to provide residents with drinking water. Yesterday, GLWA and community volunteers distributed over 7,000 gallons of water. Teams have been onsite today for additional resources.

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💧⚠️ 5/10 UPDATE 5- GLWA Continues to Make Progress at the Site of its 42-Inch Water Main Break in Auburn Hills; Damaged Pipe Section Has Been Removed

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⚠️💧5/10 UPDATE 4- GLWA makes progress at the site of its 42-inch water main break in Auburn Hills; Crews and emergency contractors have removed the water from the break site and excavated down to the broken pipe

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⚠️💧5/10, UPDATE 3 - GLWA Water Trucks Available for Communities Impacted by Auburn Hills Water Main Break

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5/10, UPDATE - GLWA has isolated the break on its 42-inch Main Break in Auburn Hills; Crews Working to Remove Standing Water from the Break Site

-Once the water is removed, removal and replacement of the main can begin

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💧⚠️5/10 CRITICAL UPDATE: It is essential that the residents of Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion, Rochester Hills, and Auburn Hills restrict their water usage to only what is necessary for hydration, food preparation and basic sanitation for the duration of the emergency

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Water Outage Map:

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⚠️💧 5/10, UPDATE GLWA Responding to 42-inch Water Main Break in Auburn Hills

GLWA Field Service Crews are working to isolate the break so that repairs can begin

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⚠️💧5/9, UPDATE 2 - The leak on GLWA's 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills is stable. GLWA is providing information from the CDC on how to prepare for a water outage to help its member partner communities in case the main were to break.
READ MORE: https://t.co/UDmv5BSVhC

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💧⚠️ 42-inch Water Main Leak in Auburn Hills' River Woods Park UPDATE 1

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GLWA Completes Work on $12.8 Million Project to Renew and Replace Sections of its 42-inch Water Transmission Main on 14 Mile Road

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⚠️💧 GLWA is Investigating a Leak on 42-inch Water Transmission Main in Auburn Hills' River Woods Park

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