News Briefs: South Philadelphia Street Looks Like River Rapids After Large Main Break

A South Philadelphia neighborhood looked like river rapids after a 30-inch water main break caused significant flooding in streets and homes. The main was 130 years old and left a huge crater where the gushing water initially erupted.“Basically rapids at the corner of 6th and Bainbridge,” a resident told WPVI News. “The water was coming out with such force it was like a whitewater gusher.”The news station has footage of the destruction here.Pennsylvania Governor Announces $97 Million in Water/Wastewater Project Funding Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the investment of $97 million for 25 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and non-point source projects across