Officials say water main didn’t break near iconic midtown Atlanta restaurant

ATLANTA — Crews are responding to what was initially reported as a water main break in midtown Atlanta on Saturday morning.

Atlanta Department of Watershed Management reported there was a break at 216 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, which is near Myrtle Street and the iconic Mary Mac’s Tea Room.

Officials later corrected themselves to Channel 2 Action News to say that a main had not broken in the area. They say, instead, that crews were replacing a broken valve.

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Officials say this could temporarily disrupt water service for residents and businesses in the area.

Crews are already on the scene working to repair it.

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Earlier this week, thousands were left without water after a two to three-inch crack in a water main break in Buckhead.

In May, the city experienced several major and minor water main breaks in 24 hours, leaving most of the city either without water or under a boil water advisory for days.

According to a Department of Watershed Management presentation to City Council members last December, 444 miles (16%) of the city’s water mains are 75 years or older.

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