VIENNA — Early Sunday morning around 1 a.m., a six inch water main broke along State Highway 63 in between independence and fifth street, leaving sections of Vienna without water and put the city under a boil advisory. Crews worked through the night to restore service. Within roughly 12 hours of the break, service was restoed but the city advised residents through facebook to use precautions by following a boil advisory until otherwise.

To make the repairs, Public Works Director Shon Westart, along with Jim Sandbothe, Ruben Wieberg and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, searched the streets in the dark on Oct. 19 to locate and repair the damaged line. By daylight, the team had pinpointed the problem and repair work continued throughout the day.

“I was asleep at 1:15 in the morning and at the scene at 1:30 a.m,” Westart said. “And I got home around 1 p.m. in the afternoon.”

Residents were advised to follow the boil advisory until water tests confirm safety. Westart submitted samples early on Oct. 20 to Rolla. The city urged the public to continue adherence to the boil advisory while repairs are completed.

Community members took to social media to show appreciation for the city’s swift response. Brenda Davis praised the public works employees and City Clerk Tracy Patton-Shiver for keeping residents informed.

They were returned around 1 p.m. on Tuesday and the advisory was lifted.