Provincetown sewer emergency: Restaurants ordered to close, 'only flush when absolutely necessary'Provincetown sewer emergency: Restaurants ordered to close, 'only flush when absolutely necessary'Provincetown sewer emergency: Restaurants ordered to close, 'only flush when absolutely necessary'PROVINCETOWN - Provincetown has declared a sewer emergency, ordering some restaurants to close during the busy tourist season and residents to reduce their water use as crews work to repair a problem that's been ongoing for days. The emergency impacts properties on the vacuum sewer system - it doesn't apply to customers on the gravity system or to places with on-site septic systems. The affected areas are on Commercial Street from Snow Street to Point Street, and Bradford Street between Conwell Street and Prince Street. IMPORTANT UPDATE: We are declaring a sewer emergency for properties on the vacuum sewer system. The line outside a portable toilet in Provincetown during the sewer emergency.

Source: CNN August 12, 2022 22:39 UTC