CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Work continued on Saturday morning to fix a water main break that occurred late Friday night in Clearlake Oaks.
The water main break in the Clearlake Oaks County Water District system occurred before midnight in the area of Fourth Street, as Lake County News has reported.
Contractors for the district who were on scene Saturday said that a large oak tree was responsible for the break.
During droughts, oaks seek water wherever they can get it.
Approximately 100,000 gallons of water was lost in this break, according to the contractors on scene. That's compared to a recent break with a similar cause in Sonoma County, which lost two million gallons.
Residents on Fourth Street in the area of the break have been advised that they will have to boil their water for up to a week and a half.
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