Provincetown declared a sewer emergency Thursday that calls for the immediate closure of restaurants in part of the town and places water restrictions on some residents.”We are declaring a sewer emergency for properties on the vacuum sewer system. This includes properties on Commercial Street from Snow Street to Point Street, and properties on the sewer system on Bradford Street between Conwell Street and Prince Street,” town officials said in a statement. Any restaurant or food service business in the service area must ease operations immediately. “This is necessary to prevent a further public health emergency caused by sewer overflows, and we need to drastically reduce flow to allow the critical repair work in order to get the town back to full capacity,” the town said.Any residential property on this system must reduce water use, including dishwashing, laundry, showering, and only flush when necessary. The emergency does not apply to sewer customers on the town’s gravity system, nor does it apply to properties with on-site septic systems. The town estimates that officials need up to 48 hours to make repairs and get the system back to normal. All public restrooms are closed Thursday and Friday, and 18 port-a-potties will be on Ryder Street next to Town Hall.Anyone with questions is asked to call DPW Deputy Director Sherry Prada during business hours at 508-487-7060. The emergency comes just days before the town is set to welcome tens of thousands of visitors for Carnival Week, which features several events and a parade down Commercial Street.
Provincetown declared a sewer emergency Thursday that calls for the immediate closure of restaurants in part of the town and places water restrictions on some residents.
“We are declaring a sewer emergency for properties on the vacuum sewer system. This includes properties on Commercial Street from Snow Street to Point Street, and properties on the sewer system on Bradford Street between Conwell Street and Prince Street,” town officials said in a statement.
Any restaurant or food service business in the service area must ease operations immediately.
“This is necessary to prevent a further public health emergency caused by sewer overflows, and we need to drastically reduce flow to allow the critical repair work in order to get the town back to full capacity,” the town said.
Any residential property on this system must reduce water use, including dishwashing, laundry, showering, and only flush when necessary.
The emergency does not apply to sewer customers on the town’s gravity system, nor does it apply to properties with on-site septic systems.
The town estimates that officials need up to 48 hours to make repairs and get the system back to normal.
All public restrooms are closed Thursday and Friday, and 18 port-a-potties will be on Ryder Street next to Town Hall.
Anyone with questions is asked to call DPW Deputy Director Sherry Prada during business hours at 508-487-7060.
The emergency comes just days before the town is set to welcome tens of thousands of visitors for Carnival Week, which features several events and a parade down Commercial Street.
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