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Water Main Breaks on Runkenhage Rd, About 15 Customers Affected

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Aquarion Water Co. announced early Wednesday afternoon that a water main ruptured under Runkenhage Road. The main was expected to be repaired by 4:30 p.m., according to the 1:11 p.m. announcement. About 15 customers on Runkenhage, Cross and Coves End roads and Tokeneke Trail were affected (links are meant to show roads, not exact locations on them). “During and after the outage event, some customers may experience discolored water,” the announcement said.

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Water Main Break on Noroton Avenue Thursday Morning [Updated]

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Update 3:50 p.m.:

The water main appears to have been fixed. Aquarion no longer has the notice about it on its website. Update, 1:42 p.m.:

The water main has not yet been fixed, according to Aquarion Water Co., which at 1:18 p.m. updated its original announcement without changing it. Original article, 11:19 a.m.:

A 12-inch-diameter water main pipe near 283 Noroton Ave. was reported ruptured at 8:38 a.m. Thursday, according to Aquarion Water Co., and is expected to be repaired between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

About 25 water customers on Noroton Avenue, Bouton Lane and Pine Street were affected by the pipe rupture. Water pipes are more frequent in either severely cold weather or when the weather goes from below freezing to warmer temperatures, according to Aquarion.

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Water Main Break on Mansfield Ave: Third Time in Six Weeks

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For the third time in six weeks, a water main break has occurred on Mansfield Avenue — this time near 248 Mansfield Ave. with about 25 customers affected, according to Aquarion Water Co. The utility announced the water main break on its website. The broken water main is 8 inches wide and, the utility says, is expected to be repaired by 10:45 p.m. (although the time range of 8:45 to 10:45 is given). “During and after the outage event, some customers may experience discolored water,” the Aquarion announcement said.