Water Main Breaks Gusher

[Howard]

"All the land between New England and Mexico is being pulled at a diagonal, and it is not just the fault lines that are feeling stress. All will participate when the New Madrid Fault

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - "Super Sinkhole Walter" and 40 Others 

Malibu, California - Recurring Water Main Breaks

Grand Rapids, Michigan - Big Hole / Deep Water 

[Chris]

Russian water pipe bursts, causing car wreck (video)

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1088694_burst-water-main-causes-...

[Tracie Crespo]

And again...  Water main break AND sinkhole

Peirone Crescent Flooded in Chatham, Ontario - Nov 20

After a noise that some described as a freight train, a northeast Chatham neighbourhood quickly found itself underwater early Wednesday evening.

A watermain break appeared to be the culprit on Peirone Crescent, which is located off of Vanier Drive, with a sizable sinkhole also developing.

Resident Scott Parker, who was trying his best to clear water away with a rake, estimated the sinkhole— which was in his front yard — was about 10 feet deep.

He said he's never seen any flooding like this on his street before.

“I don't need (water) getting in my house,” he said. “They said they'd send somebody on their way.”

Whirlpools could be seen over the sewer grates, while many sections of the street that weren't flooded were still covered with mud.

“I thought there was a train coming through our house,” said Ruth, who didn't want her last name used.

She said that she and other residents still hadn't received help after about an hour.

Ruth's husband, Grant, was curious to see exactly how large the sinkhole was.

“When I came out, it was bubbling out of here, and bubbling out of there,” he said. “You could fill about 50 swimming pools with how much water was coming out.

“You'd think they'd be concerned with all the water they're losing.”

Several motorists unaware of the situation attempted to pass through, with people running up to stop them.

An official with the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission couldn't be reached for immediate comment on Tuesday night. The Chatham Daily News will have updates as they become available.

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/11/20/sink-hole-shocks-chatham-...

[Howard]

Long before Planet X arrived in the inner solar system in 2003, water mains routinely failed due to temperature swings, over-pressure conditions and aging infrastructure. Even today, some water main failures occur for reasons other than the presence of Planet X. 

This blog portrays a significant increase of mostly extreme water main ruptures only since January 2013, yet clearly to a degree that is unprecedented.

For additional validation of the increased stress on mankind's infrastructure, review Sinkhole Incidents On the Rise from the beginning (page 52) that has been tracking such incidents since March 2011. 

[Derrick Johnson]

Water main break exposes need for water & sewerage system overhaul

 

Shreveport city workers spent the morning making repairs after a water main break on Hearne Avenue near J.S. Clark Middle School.

All morning, students went without running water.

The director of the water and sewerage department, Barbara Featherston, says rain is to blame. The soil around the pipes expanded, and that put more pressure on the already brittle pipes.

"And what you have is the soils in the dry weather will kind of shrink up and then when you have the wet weather, they expand and it just starts pulling you know those external forces on the pipe in those areas where again, our infrastructure is aging, you will have those types of breaks," says Featherston.

Veronica Brown says she had no idea her fifth-grader was at school without water.

She wants all the pipes in the city inspected, especially near schools and hospitals.

"Things do happen, but I feel like those things should also be checked periodically,” says Brown. “Whether it's every three or four months, or whether it's every year, especially with those water mains there by important facilities such as schools and hospitals."

The good news is on Wednesday, the EPA announced the City of Shreveport will pay $342 million dollars for sewer system upgrades over the next 12 years.

This is to comply with the Clean Water Act.

The city also has to pay a $650,000 penalty for illegal discharges of raw sewage. The city hasn’t decided whether that money will come from the pockets of taxpayers or not.

Beginning in 2015, the system will see a major overhaul, starting in the Cedar Grove area.

"We're starting in the Cedar Grove basin,” says Featherston. “It's our largest basin from a pipe-length standpoint. There's a million feet of pipe in that basin. Different sizes: eight inches to forty-two inches or to forty-eight inches, I believe."

We’re told crews are already inspecting in that area to make sure breaks like the one on Hearne don't happen.

http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/water-main-break-exposes-need...

 

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Water main break counts as calamity day for LE

Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:30 pm | Updated: 10:23 pm, Thu Nov 14, 2013.

By Steven Collins Staff Reporter

CIRCLEVILLE— Logan Elm Local Schools dismissed the high school and middle school early due to a water main break Thursday morning.

The schools were released at 10:30 a.m. because there was no water pressure in the schools, according to Tim Williams, superintendent.

“We have no water at all, and the officials from Earnhart-Hill indicated that we would be without water four to five hours,” Williams said. “At that point in time, we made the decision to go ahead and release the middle school and high school early.”

Due to the early dismissal, students do not get credit for a full day of classes.

“This will count as a missed day for the high school and middle school, and we will have to use one of our calamity days,” Williams said.

The water main break was located on Tarlton Road west of the school. Dennis Williams, general manager of Earnhart-Hill, said the water main line in the area was an old one and was scheduled to be replaced.

“It’s an old main that probably just split there at the road,” he said. “We were about two weeks away from replacement, but we just didn’t make it.”

He said service would return by Thursday afternoon, and there would be adequate water pressure for the school day on Friday.

http://www.circlevilletoday.com/news/water-main-break-counts-as-cal...

 

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Water Main Break Floods Movie Theater Parking Lot

 

Crews were called to Twin Creek movie theater in Bellevue Thursday morning to repair a water main break.

The break flooded the entire parking lot; however, WOWT 6 News has learned the water did not go into the theater itself. The early shows Thursday were canceled. The theater said it planned to be open again in time for the 4 p.m. showings.

So far, it's not clear what caused the break.

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Water-Main-Break-Floods-Movie-Th...

 

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Redwood Elementary School Closed Due to Water Main Break

Cynthia Cumming

Thursday, November 14, 2013 • 10:36am

WEST ORANGE, NJ - An early-morning water main break has closed Redwood Elementary School, located at 75 Redwood Ave., and blocked traffic in the area as New Jersey American Water Company repairs the break. Interim Superintendent James O'Neill was apprised of the situation and made the call to close the school due to dangerous road conditions.

According to the West Orange Police Department, the water main break, which occurred in the area of 54 Woodland Ave., created dangerous road surfaces. Woodland Avenue and surrounding roads in and around the school were "slippery, with icy conditions made worse by leaves."  Two West Orange police officers are on site, as well as New Jersey American Water Company.

Residents have been advised to avoid the area as repairs continue.

http://thealternativepress.com/sections/police-and-fire/articles/re...

 

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[Derrick Johnson]

Tempe crews repair water main break

 

by Jennifer Thomas

TEMPE, Ariz. – Crews worked all day to repair a water main break at Broadway Road and Priest Drive in Tempe.

A 6-foot hole in the roadway was reported.

The eastbound lanes were closed for several hours Thursday morning. One eastbound lane was later open for through traffic. All lanes were opened shortly before 6 p.m.

The westbound lanes remained open

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Tempe-crews-working-to-repair-water-ma...

 

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UMSL Cancels Classes After Water Main Break

 

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A water main break near the University of Missouri-St. Louis has prompted the cancellation of on-campus classes today and tonight.

University spokesman Bob Samples says most, but not all, buildings are without water after the main break on Natural Bridge Road.

“There are a few buildings that receive water off a different water main and so our activities in the Mark Twain Building will continue tonight and we’re still holding classes at off-campus locations,” he said.

Tonight’s basketball game between UMSL and Upper Iowa in the Mark Twain Building will go on as scheduled.

Samples says they should know about Friday’s classes by Thursday evening.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/11/14/umsl-cancels-classes-after-w...  

 

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Santa Ana water-main break closes lanes

 

“SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A water-main break in Santa Ana closed lanes on Dyer Road between Kilson Drive and Tech Center Drive Thursday.

Santa Ana police officers responded to the area of Dyer and Halladay for a report of a sink hole due to the water-main break.

A large amount of water was flowing south on Kilson.

Crews discovered a 10-inch city water main had broken. The water flow had been stopped by 12:30 p.m.”

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&...

 

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Crews deal with 2 separate water main breaks in Denver Thursday morning

 

DENVER - Crews in Denver dealt with two separate water main breaks early Thursday morning.

One break was reported at S. Lowell Blvd. and W. Tennessee Ave. Water could be seen running into the street at 6:30 a.m.

Repairs are expected to take all day and into the evening, according to Stacy Chesney with Denver Water.

Water service is expected to be restored by about 7 p.m., Chesney said.

Lowell will be closed between Mississippi and Tennessee during repairs.

There was another water main break at W. Jewell Ave and S. Raleigh St. Crews had heavy equipment on scene and had dug a large hole by 6:30 a.m.

That hole was filled and water was restored to customers in the area by about 8 a.m., Chesney said.

A paving company has been called in to finish repairing the road.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/crews-deal-with-2-s...

 

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[Derrick Johnson]

(More Than 700 Breaks in Indianapolis this year)

Water main break could cost you

By Daniel Miller

Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 10:57 PM EST

 

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A water main break caused some major headaches Wednesday afternoon for drivers in Indianapolis.

24-Hour News 8 learned that type of break is part of a growing problem that could end up costing you.

Crews repaired that water main break, which was at 21st Street and Lafayette Road. It's one of more than 700 breaks that have happened in the city this year. Citizen's Energy Group said with an aging system underground and not enough money to make repairs, these breaks will continue to happen.

It's not hard to miss the massive hole that took up parts of the road.

"The hole was caused by the water main break," said Sarah Holsapple with Citizens Energy Group.

The break disrupted traffic and closed off two lanes. Citizens Energy Group said it's nothing new. Earlier this summer, a break closed off a portion of West Washington Street. They are just two of nearly 700 breaks in Indianapolis so far this year.

"We know that in Indianapolis we have aging infrastructure and when infrastructure ages and we don't have the money to make repairs these are the kinds of things that happen," Holsapple said.

Holsapple said the system needs upgrades and repairs and in order to do that, their nearly 300,000-plus customers may have to pay up.

"We asked for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to consider a water rate increase earlier this year. We still don't have a ruling back on that yet," she said.

Citizens Engery is asking its customers for a $3 increase. Holsapple said an average monthly bill of $31 would go up to $34.

"An increase like that would give us about $114 million to spend on things like repairing water mains and also replacing aging mains so we can prevent this thing from happening all together," she said.

This would not be the first rate increase. In 2011, the utility agreed to fund fixes down the middle - 50 percent from its customers and 50 percent from borrowing. Now they are proposing customers pay 75 percent of the cost to fix the aging system.

"We need the money to be able to fix and we think it's vital," Holsapple said.

Citizens Energy Group says they can't come out and just increase your bill. That has to go through the IURC. 24-Hour News 8 talked with them late Wednesday afternoon regarding this case. A spokeswoman for the IURC said the case is still pending. The IURC said it will be a couple of months before a final decision is made.

http://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana/water-main-break-could-cost-you

 

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Water Main Break in Oshtemo

 

Updated: Wednesday, November 13 2013, 06:40 AM EST OSHTEMO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Crews have been working to patch up a water main break Wednesday morning. It happened on 9th near Heritage Christian Academy which is between W. KL Avenue and Stadium. Officials on scene tell Newschannel 3 it is all patched up now and all water service should be restored. They are now just waiting on a crew this morning to refill the hole left behind. We're working to learn more about what may have caused the break.

http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_water...

 

 

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Water main breaks in GH

A water main break occurred at the corner of Orchard and Hillcrest on Wednesday morning. This means water is shut off and a street is closed while repairs are being made.

Tribune Staff

 

Nov 13, 2013

The City of Grand Haven's Department of Public Works has closed Hillcrest, from Orchard to Arlington, and water will be shut off to the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Hillcrest and the 500 blocks of Orchard and Arlington while repairs are made.

Water service will be restored upon completion of the repairs. Once the water turns back on, there may be a slight discoloration of the water, which should be cleared by running water in the bathtub or utility sink.

The repairs are expected to take until about 4 p.m. Wednesday to complete.

For further information, or to report an emergency related to this event, contact the city at 616-847-3493.

http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/689966

 

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Boiling Springs dealing with another water main break, sinkhole

 

The Boiling Springs area is once again dealing with a major sinkhole caused by a water main break, leading one South Middleton Township supervisor to fear more could follow.

The latest water main break was reported at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, when a crew collecting leaves spotted water bubbling through the road along Walnut Street between Second and Third street, according to Supervisor Tom Faley.

A short time later, crews discovered the water had eroded the dirt from underneath both lanes of Walnut Street, a portion of sidewalk and part of a nearby front yard.

But the roadway itself remained intact, something Faley said he found troubling.

"What if it collapsed as a school bus full of children drove by?" Faley said.

Tuesday's sinkhole and water main break are near another that occurred along the 200 block of Walnut Street in February. One home was later condemned.

Faley said he will recommend the township authority board look at replacing other water mains in the area so a third break and sinkhole does not occur.

"As a supervisor, I'm concerned that two major leaks have occurred so close together," Faley said.

Walnut Street is expected to remain closed to traffic until this evening, Faley said.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/11/boiling_springs_...

 

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Charlotte Catholic High dismisses early after water main break

Students at Charlotte Catholic High School had a short day Wednesday due to a water main break.

Officials dismissed students at 9 a.m. after they were forced to shut off water at the school.

Cam Coley, a spokesman for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, said the school was working to deal with the problem. He said that if school officials determined the water main break did not happen on their property, then CMUD would get involved.

The school celebration of Mass was postponed from Wednesday morning until Thursday. Catholic High’s football team, preparing for a first-round playoff game Friday night, practiced immediately after school was dismissed Wednesday.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/13/4462215/charlotte-catho...

 

 

 

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[Derrick Johnson]

Neighbors fed up over multiple water main breaks

 HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) - After weeks of dealing with no water pressure and thousands of gallons of water pouring into their streets, people in Highland Park are fed up this morning.

That's because there's three water main breaks, and the city isn’t doing anything about it.

The main area affected by these breaks is Brighton Street & Rosa Parks.

The water continues to bubble up through the cracks in the roadway, and has been an issue for several weeks.

One of the breaks is on Detroit's side of the city line, and the other two are on the Highland Park side.

In fact, Judge Carroll Little owns rentals in the area, and he tells us his tenants can’t even use their own toilets.

He called the 7 Action News team to see if we could try and get to the bottom of this problem.

We'll be placing a call to Highland Park and Detroit on Thursday, to find out their plans in getting the problem fixed.

Stay with 7 Action News as we look to fix this ongoing issue.

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/wayne_county/neighbors-fed-up-o...

[Howard]

Broken Water Main Blasts Geyser in Hawaii (Nov 4)
A broken water main sent a 50-foot geyser shooting into the sky early Monday, launching bricks and other debris onto the street. Residents on Kanakou Place on Mariner's Ridge reported damage to vehicles from the falling debris.

Source

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/23868787/broken-water-main-sends...

[Derrick Johnson]

Broken Water Main Floods Exclusive Neighborhood in Tarzana

 

 

Multiple fire trucks were responding to flooding in the streets of a community of million-dollar homes in Tarzana on Thursday evening after an apparent water main break.

Water ran through the streets and into the yard of this home in Tarzana on Thursday evening. (Credit: KTLA)

Water was coursing through the street near Brewster and Topeka drives (map), aerial video showed.

Fire officials said the main burst in front of a home under construction on Brewster Drive.

The water affected about six homes in the area, mostly flooding yards and garages, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

One major problem was a boundary wall surrounding one property that started to act like a dam.

“You can see we had to breach a wall at the home… on the corner in order to let the water out of the back yard because it was building up,” LAFD Chief Brian Schultz said. “It was about two and a half feet deep when we got here.”

Another concern was the possibility of sinkholes at the site of the break.

http://ktla.com/2013/10/24/lafd-responds-to-streets-flooded-in-tarz...

[Derrick Johnson]

Long Beach water main break floods streets

 

 LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Authorities in Long Beach worked to repair a water main break Saturday on Pacific Avenue between Spring and 33rd streets.

Roads in the immediate area were blocked off due to severe flooding.

The break happened around 4:00 a.m., cutting off water service to about 22 homes in the area.

As of 9 a.m., crews were still working to restore service, but it's unknown how long that will take.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&am...