ST. LOUIS — Residents, businesses and people working in a large portion of downtown St. Louis can now safely use their water again.
Mayor Tishaura Jones said her office got word from the City Water Division that the precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted.
The order was put in place Tuesday morning after a water main busted in the area of 13th Street and Lucas Avenue, which is close to the popular Washington Avenue business district.
The break caused a portion of the road to buckle and water to pool in the street. Several streets were flooded.
The main break prompted the St. Louis City Water Division to issue a precautionary boil water advisory for part of the area due to low water pressure.
Mayor Jones encouraged residents to support the businesses that were included in the advisory area, since they were impacted during a full day of business Tuesday.
"If you are able, please support the businesses in the area who experienced losses because of yesterday's boil order," she tweeted.
The area that was under the precautionary advisory included:
- South of Palm Street – Natural Bridge Avenue
- West of Interstate 70
- North of Chouteau Avenue
- East of Jefferson Avenue
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