FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Fort Lauderdale city officials have issued a precautionary boil water notice following a water main break.

City leaders said crews are working on emergency repairs to a 16-inch water main in the area of 100 South Birch Road, Monday.

“Properties in the immediate vicinity of the repair work will experience low or no water pressure while the repairs are being completed,” city leaders said in a news release.

The precautionary boil water notice includes residents living to the south of Castillo Street, to the west of South Atlantic Boulevard and to the north of Cortez Street. Residents living north of Poinsettia Street and to the west of Seabreeze Boulevard are also under the advisory.

The rupture happened Sunday night, and the residents of some buildings woke up Monday morning with no water service.

“My friends in the building down here don’t have water. My friends in this building don’t have water. Here we are,” said resident Mark Van Rees. “I think a lot of residents are extremely worried about what’s going to be happening here in the future.”

Fort Lauderdale has suffered seven sewer line breaks since December, which has sent raw sewage spilling into streets, drains and waterways.

“Infrastructure is certainly a challenge for the City of Fort Lauderdale, as it is for a lot of cities throughout the country,” said Fort Lauderdale spokesperson Chaz Adams. “We’re certainly doing everything we can to improve and upgrade our infrastructure.”

The city has a plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to replace and reroute water and sewer pipes.

“Oh, God, this is probably gonna cost Fort Lauderdale a lot of money to fix it up, but it has to be fixed up,” resident Ron Scheinberg said.

Crews on the scene have since isolated the break and have installed a trench box to protect repairmen from the possibility of a cave-in of the sandy soil.

Water service has also been restored to all buildings in the area.

“Very inconvenient today, actually, because of the fresh water and washing bathroom facilities are delayed, at least through the day today,” said another resident.

“Water is the first thing you need, you know? How can you not shower? Well, that must be awful,” resident Alessandra Canziani said.

Once repairs to the pipe are completed, city officials said the notice will be lifted once the water is safe to drink and meets state standards.

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