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

Welsh Water said the water main repairs were completed on Friday afternoon, although it warned disruption could continue with supplies expected to be restored to everyone on Sunday.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

The rest, he claimed, had pressure from the water main.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

The company added that its crews were working on repairs, but the work was "difficult and dangerous" because the burst water main was two-and-a-half metres underneath the river bed.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Grandpa wouldn’t pay to hook into the new water main and sewer system, either.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns