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
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 the company had already been getting quotes for a new water main to be laid and any road resurfacing would take place after that work is complete.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 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
What she doesn’t know is that a water main burst just a few minutes ago next to her building.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
