Water Main Breaks Gusher

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Malibu, California - Recurring Water Main Breaks

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 7, 2015 at 1:22am: http://muscatinejournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/water-main...

Water main breaks, causes Sioux City street to collapse

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A break in a large water line caused a residential street to collapse and left more than a dozen homes without water service in Sioux City.

The 16-inch water main broke Sunday, causing an entire a block of road along Macomb Avenue to crumple, the Sioux City Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1tG5tst ).

Water service was cut off to 15 homes, but restored to all but one of them via a 6-inch backup Tuesday morning. Nine customers lost gas service until a temporary line could be installed.

Such breaks can happen in the winter, when temperature changes cause the ground to swell and contract. That squeezes and shifts underground pipes, which over time can rupture. But Jade Dundas, the city's public works director, said the pipe's age was a factor.

"We've got an aging infrastructure, so some of these incidents are going to happen regardless of weather," he said.

City crews were hampered in their response by temperatures near zero.

"It's just challenging," Dundas said.

Permanent street repairs will need to wait until spring or summer. For now, crews will put down a temporary road surface like crushed rock so residents along the street can drive to their homes. But Dundas said the frigid weather may stall when the broken pavement is removed and the work can begin.

"It's certainly something we don't look forward to taking on this time of year," he said.

Comment by Howard on December 23, 2014 at 8:00am: 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...

Comment by Howard on December 18, 2014 at 3:25am: 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...

Comment by Howard on December 17, 2014 at 4:53am: 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.

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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_...

Comment by Howard on December 16, 2014 at 12:44am: 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...

Comment by Derrick Johnson on December 14, 2014 at 8:03am: Several water main breaks along the US East Coast on December 13^th 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...

Comment by Howard on December 7, 2014 at 3:44am: 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...

Comment by KM on December 5, 2014 at 12:17am

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'

By JENNY AWFORD FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 15:57 GMT, 4 December 2014 | UPDATED: 18:28 GMT, 4 December 2014

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

Comment by Howard on December 1, 2014 at 7:57am: Water main breaks occurring near the N. American bow point in southern California.

Water Main Geyser Closes Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu (Nov 27)

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Villa Park Water Main Bursts, Floods Streets (Nov 30)

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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...

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 26, 2014 at 6:49pm: 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.