Boston Water

Water to 2 million people in Boston and more than two dozen suburbs is unsuitable for drinking after a break in a pipe that connects a central Massachusetts reservoir to the area.

Repairs on the 10-foot wide pipe in Weston began Saturday evening after state officials stopped the leak. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority head Fred Laskey says he hopes it can be fixed in "days, not weeks."

The broken pipe had been leaking water into the Charles River at a rate of 8 million gallons per hour.

The state began drawing water from various reservoirs for bathing, flushing and fire protection. But that water isn't suitable for drinking, so a boil-water order was imposed in 30 communities.

It wasn't immediately clear if the order would remain in affect until the repairs were complete.