ATLANTA — It's been one week since Atlanta's water crisis began. Although the boil water advisory has been lifted, many residents and businesses are still coping with the impact of the water main breaks.
On Thursday morning, the city said test samples confirmed the water is now safe to drink, but the news is being met with mixed feelings.
11Alive's Bobeth Yates spoke with the Owner of Steamhouse Lounge, Sam Weyman, who said his business had been closed since the massive water main break last Friday.
“We’ve been struggling, and we’re still trying to get open, and we will be open today. I’ve got a full staff, about 30 people coming in, and I just found out that 11th Street is still shut down and West Peachtree is still shut down,” Weyman said.
11Alive is continuing to keep track of water main break updates and venue closures throughout the city of Atlanta. Scroll below and refresh often for the latest updates.
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Latest water main break updates
Thursday, June 6
4 p.m. | 11Alive's Brittany Kleinpeter is in Midtown on 11th Street, where some businesses, like the 11th Street Pub, remain closed due to water damage. Meanwhile, other businesses like the daycare in the area and the Steamhouse Lounge have officially re-opened their doors.
11:47 a.m. | The Department of Watershed Management is responding to a water service interruption at MLK Jr Dr SW & Fairburn Rd SW in Atlanta's Adamsville community.
11:30 a.m. | The following detours remain in place for the West Peachtree Street NE road closure from north of 10th Street NE to 12th Street NE:
Traveling North on West Peachtree St NW
- Turn right on 10th St NE
- Turn left on Peachtree St NE
- Turn left on 14th St NE T
- Turn right on West Peachtree St NW
Traveling East on 10th St, attempting to turn left onto West Peachtree St NW
- Bypass West Peachtree St NW
- Turn left on Peachtree St NE
- Turn left on 14th St NE
- Turn right on West Peachtree St NW
Traveling West on 10th St, attempting to turn right onto West Peachtree St NW
- Turn right on Peachtree St NE
- Turn left on 14th St NE
- Turn right on West Peachtree St NW
11 a.m. | 11Alive's Bobeth Yates is in Midtown from 11th and Spring Streets and has the latest on how businesses in the area are responding. The owners of the establishments closed because of the boil water advisory, and though it was over when they arrived, they found out that while the water is safe-- West Peachtree Street NE is still closed from north of 10th Street NE to 12th Street NE.
9:30 a.m. | DeKalb Watershed said water has been restored after a main break on S. Candler St. near Kirk Road. The break was caused by an uprooted tree, which affected around 12 residents, officials said.
8:07 a.m. | A boil water advisory has been lifted in Atlanta. You can find more details from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency online here.
7 a.m. | Atlanta Public Schools posted on social media that its summer programs will return to regularly scheduled times on Thursday. APS said additional staff will be assigned to impacted schools, and bottled water will be provided.