The boil water advisory issued by WSSC Water on Friday night for several towns in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been lifted as of 12:45 a.m. on Sunday.
The advisory was initially put in place after a water main broke near the Cheverly Metro station. WSSC Water said in a release a 16-inch diameter water main break was discovered at 5540 Columbia Park in Hyattsville.
The boil water advisory impacted approximately 11,200 customers, according to WSSC Water, and included the towns of Cheverly, Seat Pleasant and Capitol Heights.
WSSC Water opened a water distribution center for customers affected by the boil water advisory at the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center in Cheverly.
Joyce, who lives in Cheverly and was on the boil water alert, was at the Judith P. Hoyer distribution center on Saturday and said this was the first time in 38 years that she had to do this.
“I was about to go buy some water. It didn’t even occur to me until I saw the notice, and I see they’re right on top of it,” she said. The center was set up as a drive-through system where workers loaded the water into her car, she said.
John Ojefo has lived in Cheverly for 30 years and said he was notified about the boiled water alert by email from the town of Cheverly and WSSC.
He was collecting water for both drinking and bathing purposes and said the process went smoothly.
It took about “two seconds, it was so easy,” he said. “There was probably one car ahead of me. The WSSC staff just came and put four or five gallons of water in my car and gave me a leaflet.”
“Water is always better when it’s free,” he said.
But not everyone was pleased with the circumstances. Andy Quinn of Cheverly was at the center with his three sons and said he’s glad WSSC is providing water.
“But it’s frustrating to have such a prolonged boil water advisory and to have the infrastructure around here be in this condition,” he said
Danielle came to the center with her two children. She said the process of getting water was easy.
“They put it in my trunk and now I’m off to home to take a nap.”
WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander contributed to this story.
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