Mercer Island residents may need to conserve water this summer because of a major supply line break earlier this month. The water main leak on April 3 made the ground unstable and triggered threats of a landslide. It forced evacuations for approximately 20 homes near Mercer Island High School, which closed for a day before the area was deemed safe.
More on the Mercer Island burst pipe: Residents evacuated due to landslide risk allowed to return home
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) owns and manages the 24-inch high-pressure water pipe, which supplies most of the water to Mercer Island. City officials said it is still out of service and a
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