Leak fixed, water flowing freely again in the Southtowns

DERBY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A leaking water line at the Erie County Water Authority’s Sturgeon Point treatment plant has been repaired, allowing the water authority to lift the voluntary restrictions it had imposed on users in the Southtowns since August 6.
Water authority officials had extended the restrictions until August 17, until a temporary fix was employed over the weekend. The repair also avoided a possible tightening of the water supply to the Erie County Fair.
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