Water main break blamed for cloudy tap water in New Westminster
Posted June 2, 2022 9:25 am.
Last Updated June 2, 2022 11:27 am.
A water main break in Delta is causing issues in New Westminster. Anyone living in the Royal City’s downtown core and along Ewen Avenue in Queensborough may be seeing cloudy water when they turn on their tap Thursday morning.
The city says to get rid of the sediment, run the cold water tap until it is clear.
Due to a water main break in @CityofDeltaBC that affected a @MetroVancouver water main, residents in downtown #NewWest and along Ewen Ave may be experiencing cloudy water. To remove sediment, run cold water tap until water runs clear. More info at: https://t.co/meJOKhR0Sl
— City of New Westminster (@New_Westminster) June 2, 2022
The City of New Westminster says crews will be flushing water mains in the areas Thursday, but there is no estimated completion date at this time.
@New_Westminster mains flushing downtown / quayside? We got muddy water last night. Is the schedule posted anywhere?
— neil21 (@neil21) June 2, 2022
Several people took to Twitter late Wednesday to ask the city about the water, reporting that it had been normal in the afternoon.
(Credit: Facebook/Trần Nguyên)
@New_Westminster queensbrough location water seems to be very muddy is there anything going on we should be aware of? It was fine earlier afternoon… but we noticed the muddy water just few mins ago….
— Tony Wang (@tonywang_888) June 2, 2022
Anyone who needs more information is asked to contact the engineering operations department at 604-526-4691
