'We need to be proactive': City Council President Doug Shipman on fallout of Atlanta water emergency

Water gushes from a water main break at the intersection of Peachtree and 11th Street in Midtown Atlanta on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

City of Atlanta officials announced water service has been fully restored across the city.

That’s as crews finished repairs on a crucial water main that burst at West Peachtree Street and 11th Street in Midtown. Atlanta Watershed Management crews installed a new 30-inch water pipe, poured concrete and started to charge the system back up.

That’s just one of several water main breaks that caused a water outage crisis over the weekend.