water main
Example Sentences
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The public infrastructure report listed $150 million for “wet” infrastructure repairs, which included replacing aging and leaky water main pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Engineers working to repair a sinkhole which appeared in Godstone High Street in Surrey six months ago say the collapse started with a burst water main.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
The agencies said that a water main was temporarily disrupted while the bridge construction took place.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
He said that one theory is that a burst water main has caused a sudden influx of water into the sandstone bed "flushing" the rock out the way.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
Grandpa wouldn’t pay to hook into the new water main and sewer system, either.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
