Water conservation efforts continued for a second day in Lunenburg, N.S., along with school and business closures, as crews worked to repair the Dares Lake dam.
The recently-constructed dam was breached Wednesday around 1 p.m. after a crack formed, sending water into the pump building.
Since the dam is the Town of Lunenburg’s main water supply, many businesses, industries, and restaurants were forced to close in an effort to conserve water.
Mayor Jamie Myra says the breach overflowed the lake and submerged the pump building. That meant no water was being pumped into the town’s water treatment facility.
“So eventually if that wasn’t rectified…
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