WEST PALM BEACH — A massive main break sent water cascading onto North Tamarind Avenue and into yards and cars, and sent water pressure plunging throughout the city, prompting a precautionary boil water order citywide and in the towns of Palm Beach and South Palm Beach.
West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James, at a news conference with Utilities Director Poonam Kalkat, attributed the break to "simply age," and said a recent spate of chilly weather might have contributed. Service is not expected to return to normal for the utility's 120,000 customers until Sunday, after two days of testing to assure the system is free of bacteria, the officials said.