Updated at 11:45 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2007
Main break cuts water flow to upper Whitmore Village
Advertiser Staff
A water main break on Nichols Street in Whitmore Village has shut off water service for an undisclosed number of customers, according to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply.The break is affecting an area of upper Whitmore Village.
Crews are on the scene working to repair the break.
Board of Water Supply officials are asking residents of Whitmore Village, upper Wahiawa — Wahiawa District Park area, Kellog Street, Ihoiho Place and areas above — to limit water use while crews repair the 16-inch water main.
Water service in the affected areas is expected to be low or shut off throughout the day, officials said.
Workers are setting up an emergency pumper to boost water from the lower Wahiawa system to the upper system that services Whitmore Village and upper Wahiawa residents.
