Whitehall mayor outlines cause of water system failure

WHITEHALL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Whitehall leaders provided more details on Friday about what caused the village's water system to fail. The mayor said problems with the water system have persisted for months.

Whitehall Mayor Francis Putorti said the system failed after a water main break on Sunday. That break uncovered the location of a water leak that crews had been trying to locate for months.

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