400 Cars Flooded After Water Main Breaks
As many as 400 cars were flooded early Thursday after a main break sent water gushing into the parking garage of a residential building at East 57th Street and Second Avenue in [...]
Failing infrastructure imperils Drinking Water Systems
Deep inside a 70-year-old water-treatment plant, drinking water for Iowa’s capital city is cleansed of harmful nitrates that come from the state’s famously rich farmland. Without Des Moines Water Works, the central Iowa [...]
Water main break causes half-million gallon water leak
A water main break caused more than a half-million gallons of chlorinated water to rush into Gilleland Creek, Pflugerville Wednesday afternoon, causing some smaller fish to die. A city contractor was drilling [...]
Monterey Park Pays AT&T $85,000 for Grazing its Fiber Optic Wires
Grazing fiber optic wires, a mistake during a routine new business water main installation cost Monterey Park $85,000 in settlement costs — an addition to $836,300 in water and sewer claims in [...]
Citizens Energy Pushes for Water Rate Hike
You could be looking at a more expensive water bill next year. Citizens Energy is asking for a water rate hike. The average customer could be paying around $6 more per month. [...]
Woman says no one will fix water main break damaging home
A Nashville woman says a water main break at a nearby apartment complex is forcing water onto her property, causing major damage to her home. Erica Waters told News 2 she can’t [...]
Highlands High School Pool Loses 165,000 Gallons of Water
Students at Highlands High School apparently won't have use of the school's swimming pool until at least November. That's because it will take that long to repair damage caused by collapsed pipes [...]
Solano College closes Fairfield Campus
Solano Community College closed its main Fairfield campus Monday afternoon due to a broken water main. The campus was closed at 3:15 p.m. and water for the campus was shut off to [...]
Cleanup Continues After Massive Water Main Break
Cleanup efforts continued in North Philadelphia Sunday morning after a four-foot water main burst Saturday night, pouring millions of gallons of water into the street. Saturday's break, which happened about 8 p.m. near [...]
Birkdale Construction Causes Water Main Break
Construction work caused a water main break at Birkdale Village on Thursday, according to the Huntersville Fire Department. The incident happened on the 16700 block of Birkdale Commons Parkway, near Townley Road. [...]
UPDATE: Water main break affects 500 customers in M’ville
A water main break late Thursday afternoon affected 500 Indiana America Water customers and forced the closure of a road near the Hickory Ridge Lake Apartments in Merrillville, officials said. Cleveland Street [...]
Water main break causes water outages and school closings
Due to a major water break in the town of Mullens there will be school closings for Mullens Elementary and Middle Schools on Thursday, September 10, 2015. Crews are working to fix the [...]
Edmond North High School to have class on Wednesday
A water main break at Edmond North High School forced classes to be canceled on Tuesday, but school will be back in session on Wednesday. Edmond Public Schools said water has been [...]
High Point Shopping Center Water Main Hit
A private contractor investigating the cause of a small sinkhole at High Point Shopping Center hit an 8-inch water main Wednesday. Businesses at the shopping center and South Kitsap High School were [...]
Water Main Breaks At Edmond North High School
According to News9 on September 6th: A water main broke at Edmond North High School and could force the school district to cancel classes for the high school on Tuesday. The break happened Saturday [...]
Breckenridge water main break leaves city without water
According to GrahamLeader on August 31st: The City of Breckenridge is without water and under Statge 4 Emergency Water Shortage Conditions restrictions due to a water main break Monday, Aug. 31, afternoon. [...]
Philly has one sinkhole for every mile of road
According to PhillyVoice on August 31st: Philly's infrastructure problem may be even worse than you think. There have been 2019 sinkholes reported this year – around one for every mile of road [...]
McDonogh 42 delays classes due to water problems
According to The Times-Picayune on August 28th: Classes at McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School have been delayed until 9 a.m. Friday (Aug. 28) because of a broken water main at the school, [...]
BROKEN WATER MAIN LEAVES PACOIMA SCHOOL WITHOUT SERVICE FOR HOURS
According to ABC7 on August 26th: A broken water main sent water gushing down a street in Pacoima Wednesday morning and left a nearby elementary school without service for hours. The busted [...]
Residents allowed back in, 12 days after water main break, sinkhole
According to WKOW updated on September 10th: Nearly two weeks after a water main break and sinkhole, residents are now allowed home at River's Edge Apartments. The water main break flooded two [...]