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The Cooler - 1/2/10 Update 8- 1/12/09


Freezing weather combined with aging pipes is causing pipes to burst at alarming rates.

1/21/10

Sewerage line breaks on US 165 - News Star, LA

Water main break postpones computer training class - Middletown Journal, OH

Water Main Break Closes East Haven Road - WFSB, CT

Water Main Break In West Mobile - WKRG, AL



1/20/10

Residents without water after water main break - KJCT8, CO

Hugo Water Main Break Causes Loss Of Service—and A Mess - The Citizen, MN

Water main breaks near Beth Israel in Chelsea - WHDH, MA

Water main break closes Day and Main in Mishawaka - Fox 28, IN

Water Main Break Reported In Dundalk - WJZ, MD

Water main break disrupts traffic on Outer Loop of I-695 - Baltimore Sun, MD

Broken water line closes North Armenia Avenue - 10 Connects, FL

Water main break in OKC - KFOR, OK



1/19/10

Third break in two days floods Kavanagh Avenue - Tracy Press, CA

Water Main Break In East Hartford - Hartford Courant, CT

Water main break fixed along Northwestern Ave. - Journal and Courier, IN

Water main break cuts service at Whisperwood Apartments - Ledger-Enquirer, GA

Water main break causes major Beltway woes - Baltimore Sun, MD

Water main break closes Stark school - Rutland Herald, VT

Water-line break snarls West Colfax traffic - Denver Post, CO

Water main breaks in Halifax's south end - Chronicle Herald, NS



1/18/10

Cold snap reveals where city is weakest - St. Augustine Record, FL

Several Stoddard County residents without water - KFVS, MO

Water main break affects Ashville - Circleville Herald, OH

Water main break interrupts service to Washington Twp. homes - Dayton Daily, OH

Water-main break interrupts service - Charleston Post Courier, SC

Water main break closes Molly Stark - Bennington Banner, VT

Water Main break in Vinton - WSLS, VA

Traffic tied up after water main break - 9News.com, CO

Old Town statue on firm footing despite water-main break - Wasington Post



1/15/10

Temp flux causes city water main to break - Frederick News Post, MD

Break causes closures along Stony Plain Road - Edmonton Journal, AB

Major main break lowering water pressure - NJ.com

Water main breaks in Pleasantville, but no loss of service - Press of Atlantic City, NJ

Water main break affects Clintonville homes - Columbus Dispatch, OH

Water main break leaves Wrightsville residents high and dry - Lumina News, NC

Water main break spills water down Riverside Avenue - The Coloradoan

High Point asks residents to conserve water as crews fix mains - My Fox 8, NC

Water lines 'popping' in the cold - Oak Ridger, TN

Some Jackson water pipes more than 100 years old - WAPT, MS

Mystery seepage sealed - Sault Star, ON



1/14/10

Johnson: I can't guarantee this won't happen again - WAPT, MS

Below normal temperatures causing waterline problems - Purcell Register, OK

Water main fixed, Allds Street reopened - Nashua Telegraph, NH

Workers repair water main near Jefferson Boulevard - Herald Mail, MD

Severed water main near Town Center Parkway - Bradenton .com, FL

Cold snap shakes up city water - Kilgore News Heralad, TX

Bay View still without water - Sandusky Register, OH

Water main repaired, service restored on South Oak Street - Falls Church Times, VA

Water main break closes portion of E. 16th Street - Holland Sentinel, MI

Another water main break reported - WRCB, TN

Water main break reduces SB Academy to one lane - KRDO, CO

Desplaines reopened; main break fixed - Forest Park Review, IL

Water mains bursting across region - Knox.com, MO

Water main break cripples Ballwin businesses - Fox 2, MO

Johnson Township can't flush out water main break - Sault Star, ON

Classes at Chrisman, Ott canceled due to water main break - The Examiner, MO

Water main break sends Furnace Woods students home - LoHud.com, NY



1/12/10

Water service still scarce in downtown Nashville - The Tennessean

Citywide water main breaks keep utility crews busy - Shelbyville Times-Gazette , TN

Atlanta ice: Crews struggle to repair new water main breaks - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Dallas water mains burst out in throng - Dallas Morning News, TX

Jackson crews worked through the night to repair water lines - WLBT, MS

Water main breaks a persistent problem in Toronto - 680 News, ON

Water main break ices Halifax streets - CBC - Nova Scotia



1/11/10

Water line break affects hospital - Reporter Online, PA

Cold weather leads to water problems - WDAM, LA

Water main break causes 'river' in South End - Boston Herald, MA

Water main break floods Dupont - NBC Washington

Water main break floods Syracuse parking garage - Syracuse.com, NY

Schaller water main break repaired - Sioux City Journal, IA

Water pipes bursting all over Dallas in wake of hard freeze - Dallas Morning News, TX

Busted water main cuts power to 19,000 - Toronto Star, ON



1/10/10

Winter freeze breaks records and water pipes - News 8 Austin, TX

Man Trapped After Water Main Bursts - WHIO, OH

Water main breaks plague Bloomfield - MP Now, NY

Outages, flooding from water main - Post Courier, SC

Michigan Street closed in both directions due to water main break caused by crash - Orlando Sentinel, FL

Water main break floods Hickory Drive - Herald Times. IN

Water main break leaves street frozen, resident angry - Southtown Star, IL

Water main break in Mechanicville - WNYT, NY

Charleswood watermain break - CJOB, MB

City crews: more water main breaks to come - KJRH, OK

South End water main break leaves homes and businesses without heat or hot water - Boston Globe, MA



1/9/10

Roswell closes Ga. 9 lanes due to water main break - North Fulton.com, GA

Crews trying to repair HUGE water main break in Tempe - ABC15, AZ

Water main break closes Wells Street - Journal Gazette, IN

Area digest: Water main break affects 4 Reading businesses - Reading Eagle, PA

Downtown roads closed after water main break - News Channel 5, TN

Firefighters called to water main break in Dayton - Dayton Daily News, OH

Water main break hits Georgetown South - Inside NoVA, VA

City crews work to fix water line breaks - Enid news, OK

Water line breaks in S. Asheville - Citizen-Times, NC

Freezing weather results in dozens of water main breaks - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Man Trapped After Water Main Busts - WHIO, KS

Cold, snow crack water mains, delay openings - Washington Post

Pipes, water mains bursting: At least 37 since December - Topeka Central Journal, KS

Pipes, meters all over city freeze up - Wichita Eagle, KS

Water authority can't catch a break: 50 water main breaks since start of new year - Roanoke.com, VA



1/8/10

Water main break leaves residents, businesses without water in Dearing - Augusta Chronicle, GA

Shreveport crews battle more than 20 water main breaks - ArkLatex, LA

Water Main Break Floods Brampton Homes - City TV, ON

Main breaks flood basements - Toronto Sun, ON

Water Main Break Tests Winter Weather Plan - WSMV, TN

Winooski water main break - WCAX, VT

Roanoke water main breaks close roads - Roanaoke.com, VA



1/7/10

Small Water Main Break in Downtown Greenville - News Channel 7, SC

Water main breaks on Hershberger Road fixed, 2 others being worked on - WSLS, VA

Trindle Road in Hampden Township reopened following water main break - Patriot news, PA

Water main breaks declining: Epcor - CBC

Water main breaks keep crews busy - My Fox Atlanta, GA

Water main breaks cause havoc across GTA - CityTV, ON



1/6/10

Freezing Temperatures Cause Pipes to Burst - WMBB, FL

Water Service Out In Most Of Perry County - WLKY, KY

Water main break closes part of Hollins Road in Roanoke - Roanoke.com, VA

Water main break causes sinkhole that swallows truck - WHTM

Ranchlands apartment complex residents without water - CTV - Calgary

Nearly 2,000 water mains burst in Md. counties last year - Washington Post

Burst pipes keep plumbers on move - Daily Advance, NC

Mt. Lebanon water line break stops service to 15 customers - Post-Gazette, PA

Water Department braved the cold to repair water pipes along Main Street - Camden Chronicle, TN

30 Water line breaks flood into Tulsa - KJRH, OK

Crews continue work on 20 broken water mains - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA



1/5/10

Water main break closes school - Kingston Whig Standard, ON

Frigid weather rupturing water mains - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Cold causes water main breaks - Courier-Journal, KY

Bayonne wakes up to 'No water!' - NJ.com



1/4/10

Service restored in Bayonne after Jersey City water main break - NJ.com

Parts Of Lebanon Under Boil Advisory after water main break - WHIO, OH

Water line break leaves 1,400 Mascotte homes dry - Orlando Sentinel, FL

Broken water pipe floods Old Freighters Museum - Nebraska City News Press

Leaks in mains cause water to fail in Buckhorn - WJTV, MS

Service restored in Bayonne after Jersey City water main break - Star Ledger, NJ

89-year old water main break: 'There was so much water' - Toronto Star, ON



1/3/10

Battling the flood - iNews 880, AB

Water line break causes accident - Topeka Capital Journal, KS

Water break opens sinkhole near Sylmar H.S. - Contra Costa Times, CA

Water service restored after main break in Vista - CBS8 - San Diego, CA

Road closed by water main break - Nashua Telegraph, NH

Homes evacuated after water main break - Toronto Star, ON



1/2/10

Water damages Heritage Center - Beatrice Daily Sun, NE

Another lake on Locke Street - Hamilton Spectator, ON

Broken main sends water gushing along West Third Street - Dayton Daily, OH

Main break in Orwigsburg leads to boil water advisory - Republican Herald, PA

Water repairs cut off water in Suffolk, close road in Va. Beach - Hampton Roads

Fifth water main break since Christmas in Wilmette, IL - Wilmette Life, IL

Water main break prompts Boil order in Carbon Cliff - Quad City Times, IA

Bethlehem Township, Pa., sinkhole forms over weekend, worries neighbors - Lehigh Valley Live

Water pipes bursting all over Lawrence - Eagle Tribune, MA

Lane closure on Davenport Avenue in Saginaw - The Saginaw News, MI

Water main repair to block Lee/Eugene intersection on Sunday - News-Record, Greensboro NC

HuntertownPA: Boil water advisory, after water main break - Wane.com, PA

Water main break leaves stretch of Route 1 slick - The Day, CT

Water main break in Berkley, MI - Michigan News

Water main breaks in Panorama City - South California Public Radio

Water main break affecting some in North Beach - My Ballard, WA

Water main break closes White Horse Pike - Courier-Post, NJ

Water Main Break Floods Several Pittsburgh Streets - WPXI

West Reading lifts boil-water advisory after main break - Reading Eagle, PA

Stores on mall's north end closed after water main break - State Journal Register, IL

Water main break in Middletown forces road closure - Asbury Park Press , NJ

Traffic ice builds on road after water-main break - NBC Columbus, OH

Portion of Peach Street closed after water-main break - Go Erie.com, PA

Water main break puzzles city official - Yakima Herald, WA

Lanes reopen after water main break - North Jersey.com

Water main break on icy cold day illustrates importance of continuing Saugus DPW's pipe replacement program - Item Live.com, MA

Water main break in Aberdeen, OH - Ledger-Independent

Water main break disrupts service in Pottsville - Republican Herald, PA

Water main break floods street in Chelan, WA - Wenatchee World, WA

Repair Crews Work On Water Main Break In Raytown, MO - KCTV, MO

Water main break closes Storzer Center for at least three weeks - Ripon Press, WI

Water main breaks strike Albany, Delmar - WTEN, NY

Eureka blaze and water main break puts crews to the test - Times-Standard, CA

Pipeline break in Uptown Dallas spills water onto Woodall Rodgers Freeway - Dallas Morning News, TX

Rotterdam NY water main break forces closures on parts of Princetown Road - TMC news

Water main break on Somers Street repaired - WHIZ, Zanesville, OH

Water main break repaired on Pine Street in Scranton - Times-Union, PA

Water main break snarls traffic near Little Italy - San Diego Union-Tribune, CA

Watermain break has water shut off - Prince Albert Herald, SK

Water main bursts in Eldridge - Quad City Times, IA

Water main break at Reagan National Airport - NECN

Water main break disrupts homes, businesses in Pr. George's - Washington Post

Water main break near Churchill Square - i News 880, AB

Water main break hits downtown businesses - Billings Gazette, MT

West County Mall reopened after water main break - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO

Water-main break affects I-70-Colorado Blvd. traffic - Denver Post, CO

Major Columbia streets closed after water main break - Water World

Water main break on upper West Side slows down commuters, leaves many without water, heat - New York Daily News

Water main break disrupts service in Medford - Boston.com, M A

Much of Vt. capital loses water due to main break - Boston Globe, MA

Water main break doesn't stop New Year's Eve festivities - Edmonton Journal, AB
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