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What happens when a water main breaks?

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What happens when a water main breaks?

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Causes of main breaks are usually corrosion of the pipe due to acidic soil or due to ground pressures created by drought or freeze/thaw cycles in the overlying soil. Breaks normally occur in older cast-iron water mains.

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