A seven-foot crack in a water main opened up early this morning, leading Hillsborough officials to declare a boil water order for two apartment complexes on the west side of town.
Water department employees responded shortly after 6 a.m. to a report of a burst water main running through Heritage and Cedar Creek apartments on Orange Grove Road on Thursday, said Will Baker, assistant utilities director for the town.
The rupture was caused by wear over time, he said, and the main was among several the department sought funding to replace in the near future.
“It just popped, and it was one of those that, when it goes, it goes,” Baker said.
The department responded within minutes and sealed of the leak so that only residents in the two apartments were affected.
The boil water order is a standard measure when water pressure drops in a residential source, he said.
Baker said he expects water samples to test negative for any type of contaminants Friday, allowing the town to lift the order.
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