Water main break impacting DeKalb residents

Last night, the County warned that water pressure would drop again around midnight, as they tried again to fix the break at Henderson Mill and Evans Road.

The county government declared just before 3 p.m. that all residents in the county of 700,000-plus people should boil their tapwater.

Overnight, workers reduced pressure in the line to allow for the excavation of the site so repairs could be made.

Therefore in an abundance of caution for our citizens and to protect the public from any potential health hazards, citizens in the affected area are advised to boil all water prior to use for drinking, cooking or preparing baby food.

The particular pipe, which is about 4 feet in diameter, provides water to a large section of the county.

Dekalb County says the boil water advisory is still in effect until further notice.

The whole area is blocked off while crews work to make repairs. The delay was exacerbated by the presence of several other utilities at the same location, including electricity, natural gas, telephone, roads, and other water lines.