A hole in the street where a water main broke at the corner of Stevely Ave. and Bacarro St, in Long Beach, Calif. on September 30, 2009. he pipe broke at 3:55 in the morning flooding the street. No property was damaged. According to Matt Vehh, acting director of Govt. Affairs at the Water Department, Twenty-one homes are currently without water service, but it should be restored later today.
The pipe was 8 inch cast iron and installed in 1954.
Veeh said, "The water department has a very aggressive cast iron pipe replacement program." They have replaced 2400 linear feet of cast iron pipe his year. Also, they have had a record low number of water main breaks this year - only 26. Their year for keeping track of breaks ends today. Last year there were 29 breaks.
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