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Comment by Howard on December 23, 2014 at 8:00am
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Another Water Main Erupts Near San Diego (Dec 22)
A 100-foot geyser of water erupted early Monday morning for several hours after an underground pipe broke behind an industrial complex in Rancho San Diego.
The geyser began shooting into the air at about 3 a.m. behind a water storage facility in the 11800 block of Campo Road.
Firefighters struggled for hours but were unable to get the water shut off because they did not have the proper equipment. Otay Water District crews came to the scene and finally had the water shut off by 5:30 a.m.
The exact cause of the break was not confirmed.
Source
http://www.10news.com/news/pipe-break-leads-to-geyser-in-rancho-san...
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Massive Water Main Geyser Near Los Angeles (Dec 15)
Facebook video (the above photo pales in comparison to the video)
A rupture in a 39-inch main sent water blowing high into the air over a broad area for at least an hour on Monday, causing damage to a regional park’s nature center and attracting the attention of residents for miles around.
The dramatic scene lasted about an hour at Wildwood Regioinal Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
“They are basically being buried in mud,” Friedl said of the Conejo Recreation and Park District buildings. “We, the district, are going to definitely have some cleaning up and digging out to do once it has all been stabilized.”
Source
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2014-12-11/Front_Page/Water_main_ruptur...
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Water Main Break Causes Geyser in Oklahoma City (Dec 16)
A northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood looked like a scene out of Yellowstone National Park when a water main break caused water to shoot skyward, dousing homes and flooding the street, Tuesday evening.
Repair crews were called to the Teal Ridge housing subdivision located in the 12000 block of Meadows Dr., just south of the Kilpatrick Turnpike, between N. May Ave. and N. Penn Ave.
The cause of the break has not been determined at this time. The break did not cause any traffic issues for any of the main roads in the area.
Source
http://www.news9.com/story/27644714/geyser-of-water-spews-from-wate...
Other notable water main breaks today, mostly across the eastern U.S.
Washington D.C
http://www.wusa9.com/story/traffic/2014/12/16/water-main-break-metr...Fort Wayne, Indiana
http://wane.com/2014/12/16/brown-water-low-pressure-reported-after-...Tampa, Florida
http://tbo.com/news/crime/water-main-leak-closes-habana-avenue-2014...Sarasota, Florida
http://www.wfla.com/story/27634761/water-main-break-in-sarasota-cau...Waterford, Connecticuit
http://wtnh.com/2014/12/16/families-without-water-all-day-after-wat...Fairfield, Alabama
http://wiat.com/2014/12/16/water-main-break-in-fairfield/Newark, New Jersey
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/12/8-inch_water_main_break_...
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Broken Water Main Wreaks Havoc in Melbourne Australia (Dec 16)
Homes have been inundated and cars sank into the road after a water main burst in Melbourne's inner city.
Residents were woken by a flood of water early on Tuesday morning as water surged through a residential street in Port Melbourne.
Up to 50 homes on Liardet Street were initially threatened by the flood, as pressurised water sprayed from the burst 375-millimetre (15-inch) pipe.
The flood created a sinkhole on the street and three cars were engulfed in the asphalt.
3AW caller Vanessa Proctor said the flooding was substantial.
"My cat was swimming in the backyard," she said.
Another woman told 3AW she thought it was a tsunami, given the street's proximity to the bay.
State Emergency Service volunteers sandbagged properties and removed furniture from homes.
Ultimately, three homes were damaged by ankle-deep water and three cars were damaged.
Source
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/flood-creates-sinkhole-that-engul...
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Comment by Derrick Johnson on December 14, 2014 at 8:03am
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Several water main breaks along the US East Coast on December 13th 2014
New York-Elderly woman rushed to hospital after water main floods Queens homes
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/woman-rushed-hospital-wa...
West Virginia-Charleston Water Main Break Floods At Least Five Homes
http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Charles...
Pennsylvania- Water main break knocks over trees in Penn Township
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/7374800-74/break-main-trees#i...
Maryland- Northbound Mass. Ave. Closed in Montgomery County Due to Broken Water Main
http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffic/transit/Broken-Water-Main-Clos...
Massachusetts- Major water main break in Mansfield repaired
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/major-water-main-bre...
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2 Water Mains Break Nearly Simultaneously in Los Angeles (Dec 6)
Water mains in Reseda and Koreatown erupted 4 minutes apart on Saturday, according to the LA Department of Water and Power.
In Koreatown, cars splashed through a river of water gushing from a break on 5th Street, between Ardmore and Normandie avenues, a DWP spokesman said. An 8-inch cast-iron pipe was reported broken at 5:11 a.m.
The Reseda/Tarzana break occurred at 5:15 a.m., at 5203 Calvin Avenue.
Sources
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Two-LA-Water-Mains-Break-Ne...
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20141206/tarzana-koreatown-wa...
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Comment by KM on December 5, 2014 at 12:17am
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2860912/Israel-hit-worst-en...
Israel hit by its worst ever environmental crisis as millions of litres of crude oil spill from pipeline in the desert
- Millions of litres of crude oil have flooded 200 acres of a desert nature reserve in southern Israel, officials said
- More than 80 people have been taken to hospital in Israel and Jordan after inhaling oil fumes, local reports suggest
- Oil spill happened during maintenance work on the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline north of the Red Sea resort of Eilat
- Environment Ministry official Guy Samet estimated that: 'Rehabilitation will take months, if not years'
Israel has been hit by its worst ever environmental crisis as millions of litres of crude oil gushed out of a pipeline to flood 200 acres of a desert nature reserve, officials said.
More than 80 people have been taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after the oil spill which happened during maintenance work on the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline, north of the Red Sea resort of Eilat, on Wednesday night.
Officials say rehabilitation of the area could take months, even years, as the spill stretched to 'a couple of kilometers long' and reached the Evrona nature reserve, close to the Jordan border.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the pipeline burst after a new section was struck accidentally during maintenance work, according to The Times of Israel.
Millions of litres of crude oil have gushed out of a pipeline to flood 200 acres of a desert nature reserve in southern Israel, officials said
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Water main breaks occurring near the N. American bow point in southern California.
Water Main Geyser Closes Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu (Nov 27)
Villa Park Water Main Bursts, Floods Streets (Nov 30)Ruptured Water Main Closes City Heights Streets in San Diego (Nov 30)
A broken water main left several City Heights blocks without water Sunday, a city official said.
A 16-inch, cast iron pipe broke and sent water gushing from the street at 54th Place near Orange Avenue about 10:15 a.m., said public utilities spokesman Arian Collins.
Residents and businesses in an area bordered by El Cajon Boulevard, Orange Avenue and 56th Street had no water while crews worked to fix the main.
Four water wagons were parked in the area to provide people with fresh water, Collins said.
Source
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/30/water-main-break-city-he...
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 26, 2014 at 6:49pm
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http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/environment/gigantic_water_leak_cause...
Gigantic water leak causes street to collapse near Primrose Hill
11:37 26 November 2014
Residents were left wading through a torrent of water over the weekend after a huge water pipe burst, flooding the street and causing the road to collapse.
Homeowners along Wells Rise, next to Primrose Hill, awoke to a small river flowing past their front doors on Sunday morning, with some residents left frantically sweeping water away from their drives to stop homes being flooded.
The chaotic scenes, caused by a ruptured pipe 36ins in diameter, left about 600 homes with low water pressure or no water at all.
Parts of the road collapsed due to the leak and left a gaping hole in the street while workmen carried out urgent repairs.
Thames Water is still working to fix the pipe and the cause of the leak is not yet known.
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A few of the more dramatic water main breaks in the U.S. today.
Water Main Break Creates 30-Foot Geyser In Oklahoma (Nov 13)
A broken 10-inch water main in a parking lot in the 5100 block of South 103rd East Avenue created a 30-foot geyser.
Walnut Creek California Water Pipe Creates 80-Ft Geyser (Nov 13)
Thousands of gallons of water shot nearly 80 feet in the sky in downtown Walnut Creek early Thursday morning.
Water Main Break Causes Flood in San Anselmo, California (Nov 13)
Residents in San Anselmo are used to floods, just not as accustomed to those caused by broken water pipes.
"Saw water on both sides of the street and getting high fast," said Karl Christoffersen, who works at Seawood Photo on Tunstead Avenue. He showed KTVU his home video that he took as fountains of water spewed from the pavement near the store.
"It looked like the street had been lifted up maybe a foot almost," Christoffersen said, "And then we saw the water kind of shooting up out of the cracks in the street."
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