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Update: According to city and borough officials, water service has been restored to homes near the Turcot Interchange construction site as of 8 a.m. Monday.

A boil water advisory is in effect for at least 24 hours.

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When Giovanni Paquin uses the bathroom, he has to think ahead.

For the past three days, the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce resident has been digging snow in his alley to flush his toilet.

Giovanni Paquin is one resident dealing w/day 3 of no water. He's using snow to flush his toilet. @Global_Montreal pic.twitter.com/kg2lM3SYBc — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

Friday morning, residents like Paquin, who live on Girouard Avenue near Saint-Jacques Street, received word that a landslide near the Turcot construction site damaged a water main.

In NDG, residents have been dealing with no water service after landslide broke a pipe near Turcot. @Global_Montreal pic.twitter.com/7qlSMwZR1I — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

At a press conference Sunday afternoon, Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough Mayor Russell Copeman said it was unclear what caused the problem to begin with.

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NDG-CDN borough: no evidence Turcot work caused water main break. Though construction is within the Turcot site. @Global_Montreal — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

Paquin said the borough has been responsive to residents’ needs, dropping off drinking water by their doorsteps on a daily basis.

Some residents are also talking about borrowing water from a local gym in buckets. @Global_Montreal pic.twitter.com/z7ct4Gw2hA — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

Others however are furious the situation has lingered, and angered at both the borough and Quebec’s Transport Ministry, who oversees the construction.

WATCH BELOW: Residents raise concerns over Turcot construction

Water service is expected to resume by Monday.

Water work interrupted due to safety concerns (it's near a gas main), officials hope to restore water service by tomorrow. @Global_Montreal — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

Global News reached out to Transports Québec, but requests for comment went unanswered.

This is the second complaint about the construction site I've covered in a week's time. @Global_Montreal pic.twitter.com/WLXaXSWti5 — Billy Shields (@billyshields) February 12, 2017

This is the second time a complaint has surfaced in the span of a week.

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A businessman filed an application for a class action earlier against the ministry.