23. Picture of frozen tower: Sensor for the tower water level froze and the pumps did not shut-off. The entire area below the tower including the fence, bushes and the nearby railroad tracks were all frozen from the water overflowing from the tank. Submitted by City of Lebanon, OR
25. Picture of frozen tower: Sensor for the tower water level froze and the pumps did not shut-off. The entire area below the tower including the fence, bushes and the nearby railroad tracks were all frozen from the water overflowing from the tank. Submitted by City of Lebanon, OR
29. Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 27, 2006 Sources: New York Times, Newsday, WNBC
30. The line dropped on a mail box. Electricity went thru box to transite line underneath and blew a hole in the pipe. Submitted by City of Central Point –
31. City worker in hole full of water- contractor was digging near an old galvanized service line and it broke at the corp stop. Submitted by Scott Wilkerson, City of Lebanon, OR
32. City worker in hole full of water- contractor was digging near an old galvanized service line and it broke at the corp stop. Submitted by Scott Wilkerson, City of Lebanon, OR
33. Sinkhole in Seattle, May 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Broken water main near Seattle caused a massive sinkhole near the University Bridge that swallowed two cars. A minivan landed on a gas pipeline and both were on top of the broken main. Took 30 hours before the water system was back to normal. The 10-foot-deep sinkhole was about 20 feet wide. 24-inch main had a tension break from a crack 16 feet along the length of the cast iron pipe. Water main installed in 1912. About 30 customers in Eastlake were without water. Neighbors had low-water pressure and discolored water. Morning traffic was backed up to downtown and toward Northgate. Police harbor officers moved boats and redirected marine traffic out of the area. Officers and firefighters also were concerned about possible natural gas leaks because of pipelines in the area.