Nearly 200,000 New Jersey residents still under boil water advisory 4 days after water main break

A water main break that occurred late last week in a major northern New Jersey city continued to cause headaches for residents on Monday, as some people still had no water service and thousands dealt with extremely low water pressure.

Nearly 200,000 customers remain under a boil water order issued by the Passaic Valley Water Commission after the break occurred Friday on a 30-inch water main in Paterson — the state’s third-largest city. The advisory — which asks residents not to fill large jugs or containers, water lawns and not open hydrants until at least Friday — mainly is for Paterson but also includes three other smaller, neighboring communities.

Portable showers and toilets also have been set up in some areas where there is no water service, and the water commission is providing fre