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 have repaired a burst water main in Fife which had cut off supplies to around 1,000 homes.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Thousands of properties in Plymouth, Bere Alston, Yelverton, and Tavistock lost supplies following a burst water main on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 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