SOUTH ROYALTON — A boil water order will remain in effect for some customers until at least Thursday, but the order has been lifted for all other users, according to a news release from Royalton Fire District No. 1 on Tuesday evening.
Residents on South Windsor Street from No. 418 through No. 630, residents of Riverbend Park, residents of Caron Circle and residents of Moses Lane remain subject to the boil water order and must boil water for one full minute before use.
The order, already in effect for a third day, will stay in effect for those residents pending water sample test reports, according to the fire district.
Earlier Tuesday, the more widespread order hampered dozens of homeowners and businesses in the heart of South Royalton village.
The First Branch Coffee Co. coffee shop had to cancel its weekly Taco Tuesday dinner and couldn’t make espresso because its machine is tied directly into a water pipe.
The shop was able to offer drip coffee, bottled water and prepared pastries made elsewhere.
Co-owner Andrew Puchalik said the coffee shop had a backlog of dishes but was hopeful the all-clear sign will be given early Wednesday.
“Stuff happens, and I would hope tomorrow we would be back on-line and it would just be two days of lost business,” Puchalik said Tuesday afternoon. “We hate to cancel our Taco Tuesday (event) last minute.”
At least two other restaurants also were closed because of the water restrictions.
And the Royalton Fire District No. 1 said on Tuesday morning that a small water leak also had been discovered on Caron Circle, with customers on part of South Windsor Street and some side streets likely to experience low- or no water pressure until it was corrected.
Another large water user, Vermont Law School, had to make only minor adjustments because of the boil water order as first-year law students arrived for orientation week.
“Serious concerns were raised about how we would supply caffeine to sleepy law students on a Monday morning,” VLS spokesman John Miller said, half in jest, but coffee was obtained “and the crisis was averted.” Otherwise, he said, “it’s been a non-issue for us.”
Royalton Fire District No. 1 issued the boil water order late Sunday afternoon after a 4-inch service line broke, causing the system to become depressurized.
The fire district has about 175 metered customers, including and local businesses, apartment buildings, Vermont Law School and the White River Valley Elementary School.
Fire district officials were awaiting the results of water sampling tests before lifting the boil water order.