Union County Schools dismissed students early Friday after a water main break prevented water service to City of Lake Butler customers.
City Of Lake Butler Public Works Director Sam Norris said the break was caused by a Florida Department of Transportation contractor taking soil borings on Southwest 6th Avenue directly in front of the city’s waterworks facility.
“Obviously,” he said, “they bore sighted in the wrong spot. We had to do a shut off of the whole city.”
Norris expected the pipe to be repaired relatively quickly. However, he added that Southwest 6th Avenue would likely be closed over the weekend.
City Manager Kim Hayes added that once water service is restored, the city will issue a boiled water alert due to the drop in system pressure.
