Crews Continue Searching For Water Main Break

January 24, 2013 -

It looks like another night for thousands of Erie Water Works customers to have little or no water pressure.

It's been a roller coaster ride for workers with the Erie Water Works. They thought they had the water pressure problem solved,  but late Thursday afternoon word came from Water Works CEO Paul Vojtek "Erie Water Works has experienced another unexpected problem. Pressures have dropped back down so crews are looking for another break."

Workers thought they had the problem solved after isolating a water main problem south of the Erie Zoo. A leak along Upland Drive and one along Cherry Street Extension have been repaired but that apparently did not solve the problem.

Vojtek says the break they are looking for is believed to be in the area between Mercyhurst and Davidson road.

Vojtek says once the problem is located and clamped off, water pressure will return to normal almost immediately for customers.