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A water main break has prompted the Great Lakes Water Authority to issue a mandatory boil water alert for 11 Oakland County communities, forcing the closings of dozens of schools Tuesday, Mark Hicks of the Detroit News reports.
The transmission main break on 14 Mile Road between Farmington and Drake sparked a drop in water pressure,. It could take up to five days to fix.
The alert is in effect for Commerce Township, Farmington Hills, Novi, Rochester Hills, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Township, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Wixom as well as the Hills of Oakland and Kings Pointe subdivisions in Oakland Township, the News reports. An alert was first reported at about 5:45 p.m. Monday.
Residents need to bring water to a boil for at least one minute before using.
