MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Multiple water main breaks in Madison Township left the majority of the township without water Monday,
One break is in the 5900 block of Trenton Franklin Road, and the other is on Sandra Lee Lane, according to a Facebook post from the township.
Crews are actively working to fix the breaks, which began Monday at 2:49 p.m.. Sarah Affrunti, the general manager of the Southwest Regional Water District, said they are working to "restore services as quickly and safely as possible."
Affrunti said the break on Sandra Lee Lane near April Circle has been repaired, and services should be restored soon. She said the other repair on Trenton Franklin Road is still underway, but barring any additional issues, should also be restored by this evening.
If for some reason water services are disrupted for more than 24 hours, the water district would provide alternative water sources to customers.
According to the Southwest Regional Water District Outage Map, the breaks have also caused a boil advisory.
Despite water restoration, those impacted by the advisory will need to boil their drinking water for one minute until the advisory expires Wednesday at 2:50 p.m. Affrunti said there is a 48-hour regulated period to allow for water samples to be collected and analyzed before the advisory is lifted by the Ohio EPA.
Both water mains that broke are decades old, Affrunti said. The system on Sandra Lee Lane was installed in 1973, while the Trenton Franklin Road system was placed in 1968.
She said the district has a Capital Improvement Plan for water main replacements, which includes between 6-9 miles per year. For 2025 so far, the district has replaced just over 6 miles, Affrunti said.
