As you are probably aware, yesterday afternoon during routine flushing of water mains by the
MUA, a water main broke on Saint Andrews Court. The MUA's repair crew was dispatched to the
area and began the repair at approximately 3:30 pm. Residents on several nearby streets were
notified that water service would be temporarily shut off to facilitate the repair.
At approximately 5:30 pm in the course of the repair, an improperly marked gas service was hit
and a gas leak occurred. PSEG determined that the gas leak could not be isolated and restored
without major disruption of gas service over a widespread area. As a result, the gas leak
continued and several homes were evacuated. Ultimately residents were permitted to return to
their homes around midnight.
Although the original water leak remained unrepaired, water service was temporarily restored to
the area so that local fire hydrants would be available during this time. Repair of the water main
break recommenced soon thereafter and water was completely restored to the area around 8:30
am.
We apologize for any disruption caused to you throughout this event and appreciate your
continued patience. We also wish to thank the Mount Laurel Fire, Police and EMS Departments
for their assistance in the matter.
Additional utility work and clean up associated with this incident will continue throughout the day.
Final pavement restoration for the water main excavation will take place in 2-3 months, after the
excavated area has settled. If you have any additional questions, you may contact our office at
234-0062.
National Drinking Water Week
May 4th to May 10th
Did you know?
The first municipal water filtration works opened in Paisley, Scotland in 1832. Mount Laurel MUA began operation in 1968 when it purchased the Ramblewood Water Treatment System; in 2007, the MUA’s new Elbo Lane Water Treatment Plant began operation which should service the community for the next 40 years.
About 1.8 million miles of distribution mains carry
water in the United States and Canada. Mount Laurel MUA owns, operates and maintains 188 miles of water distribution mains.
You can survive for about a month without food, but
only 5 to 7 days without water.
Only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking.
About two thirds of the human body is water. Some parts of the body contain more water than others.
For example, 70% of your skin is water.
Public water suppliers process 38 billion gallons of water per day for domestic and public use. Mount Laurel MUA supplies between 3 to 10 million gallons of water per day depending upon customer demand which varies by season.
300 million gallons of water are needed to produce a single day’s supply of U.S. newsprint.
If every household in America had a faucet that dripped once each second, 928 million gallons of water a day would be wasted. That’s enough water to supply approximately 150 municipalities that are the size of Mount Laurel.
