[UPDATE] Water Restored to Guard Hill After Main Break

Update:

Water has been restored, Palmer said. It came back at around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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Mount Kisco's Guard Hill Manor townhouse complex lost water on Sunday after a main broke, Village Manager James Palmer said.

The break, located near the intersection of Route 117 and Barker Street, happened around 8 a.m. on Sunday, and initially affected more areas. However, customers without water are pretty much confined to Guard Hill, which has more than 200 townhomes.

Palmer believes that there may be some other areas that have restored water service but have low pressure, which may only gradually return to normal.

The village's water department responded to the break, which was isolated. The main was then removed. Full restoration of water this expected Sunday evening, Palmer said.

The impacted section of the village's water system is below a sidewalk, so a portion of the sidewalk had to be torn up in order to access the main. The defective portion of the main was removed and will be replaced.

Joe Luppino, Mount Kisco's Highway Foreman, believes that figure is responsible for the main's failure. The fatigue could have been brought about by age, he explained. The main's age is not known, however.

Mount Kisco serves about 3,000 accounts for its water, according to Palmer. This includes the village proper, along with some residents in New Castle and Bedford.

Guard Hill's property management company, Barhite and Holzinger, has been notified of the break, Palmer said.

With past infrastructure disruptions, the village has sent out online alerts, through its website or email. In this case, the decision initially was made not to do so, Palmer said, because its impact was confined to Guard Hill. Notifying the management company was chosen instead as a way to letting residents know. However, a notice of the break was posted on the village's website after 4 p.m.