Entries Tagged Water Main Break

Long-term approach to pipe repair solves problems today and protects for tomorrow

The rising toll of water main breaks, sinkholes and hidden leaks requires a new approach.

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issues a guide to bolster natural disaster resilience

The 5-mile Cannonball Water Pipeline has been 10 years in the making and will offer better fire protection while backing up pressure systems in the event of water main breaks

Officials at Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility deal with a worst-case scenario when a crucial water main breaks directly below the taxiway of Dane County Regional Airport

The city has seen 69 main breaks and counting in the first two months of 2019

Utah State University follows up on a survey of U.S. and Canadian water utilities it first did in 2012

Kansas City’s water utility hit a peak of 1,844 water main breaks in 2012. Today it has a much better handle on its aging infrastructure.

Jet of water freezes into an intricate array of icicles

A concerted effort to identify and replace the most at-risk water mains is paying off for KC Water Services, as the utility has seen a drastic reduction in breaks

Syracuse, New York, partners with the University of Chicago on a data algorithm that predicts which pipes are at the highest risk of failure

Less than two years after Rhinelander, Wisconsin’s overhaul of its downtown water and sewer infrastructure, the city had to dig up a portion of it to fix a broken waterline

As winter takes hold in 2018, the Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility prepares by looking back to the most extreme season on record