Pipe break impacts Keys water pressure and supply. Some areas told to boil water
A water-main break in the Florida Keys left much of the island chain with low water pressure and some without water on Tuesday, according to the utility that serves the archipelago.
The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.
The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.
The statement, posted on FKAA’s Facebook page, said the utility has received calls of no water or low-water pressure from the Upper to Lower Keys.
Ashley Roberts, public information officer with the FKAA, said the break left about 140 customers without water, but most residents were impacted by low pressure.
The FKAA has issued a precautionary boil-water notice for the following areas:
- From Fiesta Key (Mile Marker [MM] 70) to Curry Hammock State Park (MM 56)
- From Knights Key (MM 47) to Beach Drive, Big Pine Key (MM 32)
- Little and Big Torch Keys
- Ramrod Key
- Summerland Key
- Cudjoe Key
- Upper Sugarloaf Key
- Lower Sugarloaf Key
- Baypoint
- Bluewater
- Shark Key
- Rockland Key
- Boca Chica Key
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published June 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM.
