Village of Dundee under boil water advisory
DUNDEE, Mich. (WTVG) — The Village of Dundee is under a boil water advisory after a water main break.
Officials said the break happened around 7 p.m. Sunday. The water distribution system lost water pressure as a result. Because of that, officials said they needed to take precautionary measures.
The break was repaired around 3 a.m. Monday morning. School will be back in session Tuesday, with bottled water provided to students and staff.
The boil advisory is expected to last until Thursday.
Cases of water, provided by the Red Cross and Kroger, will be distributed at the Dundee Township Fire Hall located at 820 Dundee-Azalia Road. Water will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis. Residents are asked to only take what they will need for the next few days.
The full notice from the village is below.
DRINKING WATER WARNING
Village of Dundee Water System lost pressure and contamination may have occurred
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
Due to a drop in pressure in the Village of Dundee water supply, bacterial contamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout our environment. Corrective measures are currently being undertaken to correct the situation.
What should I do?
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all the water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Continue using boiled or bottled water until further notice.
What happened? What is being done?
These precautionary actions are being taken due to the loss of water pressure in the water distribution system caused by a water main break on the Village of Dundee’s primary water feed into the Village. The break occurred at approximately 7:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Whenever a water system loses pressure for any significant length of time, precautionary measures are recommended.
The Village of Dundee Water Department is working to get pressure restored, and water staff will be taking other remedial actions such as flushing and collecting bacteriological samples from around the system. The samples will be collected to determine that the water quality meets the state drinking water standards. We will inform you when tests show no bacteria, and you no longer need to boil your water. We anticipate resolving the problem within three days.
This boil water notice shall remain in effect until results from the sampling verify the water is safe to drink. Customers will be advised when the boil water advisory has been lifted.
For more information, please contact Vincent Pastue, Interim Village Manager of the Village of Dundee at 734-529-3430, x 1032 , or vpastue@villageofdundee.net. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.
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