PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- City leaders and water officials in Paterson said they expect to have recovered water service to all city residents by Thursday evening, but some nearby communities may have to wait until Friday.

However, officials cautioned that recovered water service is not the same as normal restored water service, which will take longer.

"It is recovering faster than we thought it would, and we're taking steps to make sure that's optimized, we have to open hydrants to vent air, when water started to flow, we closed those hydrants so you're not losing the water," said Passaic Valley Water Commission Executive Director Jim Mueller.

Despite the progress made, officials say the boil water advisory will likely continue for another week.

The update on Thursday afternoon c

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