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Transmission break could cause water issues for Erie County residents

Orchard Park, Lackawanna, West Seneca and Cheektowaga will be most affected

Lake Erie
(WBEN Photo/Mike Baggerman)

BUFFALO (WBEN) - The Erie County Water Authority said it experienced a significant break to a 48-inch transmission main near its Sturgeon Point Water Treatment Plant in Evans at approximately 10:45 a.m. Thursday morning.

Customers in Orchard Park and areas south could be without water in the coming hours. Customers in the areas of West Seneca, Lackawanna, and southern Cheektowaga will experience reduced water pressure.


ECWA crews are on site, have isolated the break, and are beginning repairs to the transmission main.

Orchard Park, Lackawanna, West Seneca and Cheektowaga will be most affected