Editor’s note: The boil water order in South Paris has now been lifted.

After four days of digging, the Paris Utility District has restored service to the 32-77 stretch of High Street and the surrounding neighborhood.

A boil water order was put in effect for 32-77 High, Church, Gothic, Myrtle, Skilling and Spring streets until after testing showed it is safe to drink. Water samples were sent out Thursday.

“Repairs are not complete but the problematic area has been isolated,” General Manager Tanya Dunn said Friday morning. “Water has been restored to all customers and low pressure has been resolved.”

The first issue arose Monday when a section of waterline near the corner of Park and High streets broke. Although crews quickly responded and laid new pipe, weaknesses at other points of the line caused a succession of breaks when workers attempted to repressurize the system.

A new valve was installed at the foot of Gothic Street and pressure to the area lowered to alleviate stress while digging. Line replacement continued through Thursday.

“Repairs were made as the breaks occurred,” Dunn said. “We will go back in to remove the small sections and repairs and do replace, but we would like to wait until the frost is out of the ground to complete the work.”