Birmingham Water Works (BWW) will not be able to repair the water main break that occurred Friday morning off Highway 78 in Pratt City until at least 2 p.m. today, according to a press release.

“During the repair process, the repair team discovered an additional complication with a broken valve, which has extended the timeline for restoring water service,” the release reads. “We understand the inconvenience this causes and wish to assure the public that our teams have been working tirelessly, around the clock, to replace the faulty valve and restore water service as swiftly as possible.”

Once service is restored, the utility said these areas should bring all water to a rolling boil for three minutes before cooling:

• Forestdale
• Sandusky
• Pratt City
• Lewisburg
• Upper Coalburg
• Coalburg
• Mineral Springs
• Pinkney City
• Hayes
• Highland
• Greenleaf Heights
• Smithfield Estates
• Zion Heights
• Westwood
• Union Grove
• Hillview
• Adamsville
• Fultondale
• Highway 78
• Cherry Avenue
• Tomahawk Drive

The boil water alert was also issued for streets adjacent to:

• Pratt Highway
• Dugan Highway
• Hibernian Street
• Coalburg Road
• Upper Coalburg Road
• Heflin Avenue
• Walker Chapel Road
• Brookside Coalburg Road

Graysville Mayor Clark “Julio” Davis also advised his residents to boil water, as previously reported by AL.com’s Howard Koplowitz.

Customers were advised to use bottled water if they do not want to boil water.

“Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms,” BWW stated in a previous release announcing the boil alert. “These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly and people with severely compromised immune systems. All stored water, drinks, or ice made recently from this supply should be discarded.”

BWW said previously that they will update the alert on Monday, May 13.

“Thank you for your patience as we work to regain our normal capacity of service,” they said.