Dixmoorresidentsareonceagainunderaboilorderfollowingrepairstoawatermainbreakovertheweekend,accordingtotownofficials.
TheordercomesaftermanyresidentsofthesouthsuburbantownwentwithoutwaterfortwoweeksinOctober,acrisisthathighlightedthepoorwaterinfrastructureinthearea.
AdvertisementCrewshaverepairedawatermainbreakthathappenedSundayonSpauldingAvenue,accordingtoanewsrelease.Waterpressurehassincereturned,butresidentsareunderaboilorderuntil6p.m.Tuesday.
VillagePresidentFitzgeraldRobertssaidtheboilorderwillallowthevillagetoconductwaterqualitytests.
AdvertisementAdvertisementFitzgeraldandotherDixmoorofficialscameunderfirelastyearafterthevillagestruggledtolocatealeakthatleftresidentswithoutwater,leadingpeopletofleetohomesofrelativesorhotels.
DixmoorpointedthefingeratHarvey,whichsupplieswatertothetown,whileHarveysaidthebreakwasinawaterlinethatDixmoorwasresponsiblefor.
Theleakwaseventuallyfixedandwaterpressurereturned,butmanyresidentssaidtheleakwasjustoneinalonglineofproblemswiththeirwaterserviceovertheyears.ATribunereportfoundthattownofficialshadbeenalertedtoleaksinrecentyearsbutstruggledtoidentifyandfixthem,leadingtoaballooningwaterbillforthetown.
ThetownisjustoneofmanyintheChicagoareabesetwithagingwaterinfrastructure,leadingtoleakypipes,problemswithleadandotherissues.
A2017TribuneinvestigationfoundthatcitiesandtownsintheChicagoarealostmillionsinwaterthatleakedoutofanetworkofagingpipes,acostdisproportionatelypassedontolow-incomeandminoritycommunities.
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