Marty Adams, water systems manager for the LA Department of Water & Power, described the break as “unfortunate but not a disaster.” He told the LA Times the cast-iron pipe that broke was installed in 1926, and had not leaked for the past 10 years.
LADWP PIPE LEAK: Cast iron pipe has leaked at least 100,000 gallons, officials say. http://ift.tt/1G3zLwd
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DWP officials said last year that water main leaks and breaks occurred on average three times a day across Los Angeles. Hollywood Hills has had 48 pipe leaks between January 2010 and December 2014.
Owner of the Buick to the right is definitely not going to work in Culver City today, he says. http://ift.tt/17Uj8Z1
— Sarah Parvini (@ParviniParlance) February 18, 2015
Damage has been localized, but it could take up to 15 hours to stop the leak, said Adams. “This is an indication of what’s going on in an aging city.”
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