And after over a week of dealing with a boil water advisory, roughly 77,000 Patterson residents now have access to clean water.

According to the Passaic Valley Water Commission, the city successfully repaired a 30-inch water main break Sunday night, enabling portions of Patterson and Prospect Park to return to normal service.

But thousands of residents in both Haylden and North Haylden are still waiting for the all-clear from the Manchester Utilities Authority, which operates their systems.

And it estimates that service will be restored this evening, but they're putting restrictions in place to conserve water for now.

Meanwhile, crews are turning their focus on connecting a 24-inch pipeline at the Great Falls with the goal of having it placed into service tonight.

Once that's done, the system will return to normal operating conditions, and the rest of the boil water advisories will slowly be lifted.

The water main break occurred August 8th near the historic Hinchcliffe Stadium and impacted service for about 200,000 residents total.

Patterson Mayor Andre Seya believes recent earthquakes in New Jersey may be to blame, but authorities haven't confirmed a direct cause.