Schools to open despite water main break

ATLANTA - Fourteen schools in southwest Atlanta will open Thursday despite water main breaks in two areas. <br> <br> School officials had said Wednesday they might have to close the schools because of the breaks. <br> <br> The area affected are in the areas of Cascade and Fairburn roads and at Harbin Road. <br> <br> United Water is working to restore service to the areas. <br> <br> Some 15,000 residents are experiencing low water pressure because of the breaks. Residents are being to boil water for at least 24 hours after the mains are repaired. <br> <br> Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin issued a statement yesterday apologizing for the inconvenience caused by the breaks and said the city will conduct a review of the problem. A 90-day review on the United Water contract is already under way.

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