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Old 07-31-2022, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Why do you say that, was a pipe dug up and repaired?

The guy on the video speculated that it was a water main break. Doesn't seem likely without a lot of water running down the street and a repair crew fixing the main.
Bill, because a water main break causes a huge issue with water running down the street and water boil alerts because of contamination from sand & dirt! A drain is just under static pressure unless we have a monsoon rain storm. Erosion over time creates these issues …

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