Boil water advisory in Suffield

UPDATE: A tanker of portable water has been made available to customers still under a boil water advisory. The tanker is located in the parking lot of the Nicholson and Carmon Funeral Home, 443 East Street N.

SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Some people living in Suffield are being advised to boil their water to make it safe after a water main break.

Connecticut Water issued the advisory Wednesday morning. The water main break occurred on Route 190 near Route 159.

People are being asked to boil water for one minute before drinking or using it to make food. The affected streets are:

• ALEWIFE LA
• BURBANK AVE
• CANAL RD
• CATHERINE LA
• COHOE LA
• COUNTRYSIDE LA
• COWAN ST
• DEEP BROOK HARBOR
• DOUGLAS ST
• DUSKY LA
• E BASS LA
• E GRAYLING LA
• EAST BLUEGILL LA
• EAST ST NORTH
• EAST ST SOUTH
• FIRST ST
• FOURTH ST
• GRASSMERE POND LA
• GREEN BRIAR DRIVE
• GREENDALE DRIVE
• HARBOURSIDE DR
• HEATHER LA
• JUNIPER LA
• MOUNTAIN LAUREL WAY
• PEBBLESTONE CIR
• PLEASANT VIEW CIRCLE
• PLEASANT VIEW DR
• PRIMROSE LA
• RAWLINS BROOK RD
• RIVER BLVD
• RIVER VIEW TER
• RIVERVIEW DR
• SALMON WAY
• SECOND ST
• SHAD ROW
• SUFFIELD MEADOW DRIVE
• SUFFIELD MEADOW EXT
• SUNNY VIEW DR
• THIRD ST
• THOMPSONVILLE RD
• THRALL AVE
• VALLEY VIEW DR
• W BASS LA
• W GRAYLING LA
• WILLIAMS CIR
• WOODLAND TER
• WOODWORTH ST

Here is the alert sent out by Connecticut Water:

This is an important message from Connecticut Water for customers in Suffield affected by an early morning water main break.

Early this morning a water main break on Route 190 near Route 159 resulted in low or no water pressure for many customers in Suffield. As a precaution, because we cannot be sure that bacteria did not enter the water system during the period of low water pressure, we are advising customers receiving this call to take the following precautions:

• Boil tap water for at least one minute before drinking, using in food preparation, and brushing teeth, or use bottled water as alternative.
• Do not use ice cubes or beverages that were made using the water before we confirm the water is safe to drink.

Your water is safe to use for all other purposes.

We are working to restore your water service. Once water pressure is restored we will collect water samples and have them tested in state approved laboratories to confirm that bacteria did not get into the water system. We will notify you via recorded phone message when the lab confirms there are no bacteria in the tap water and you can then resume consuming your water without the extra precautions. We expect to get the first lab results within a day or two.

Updated information will be posted to our Web site, Facebook and Twitter.

Connecticut Water regrets any inconvenience this may cause.

Please call Connecticut Water at 1-800-286-5700 if you have any questions.