Pipe-Popping Spring Keeps Milwaukee Crews Hopping

In May, utility crews in Milwaukee fixed 107 mains, far exceeding monthly averages. What caused the outbreak? And is it a symptom of a national infrastructure problem?
Pipe-Popping Spring Keeps Milwaukee Crews Hopping
A series of 107 water main breaks in Milwaukee began with a leak in a 72-inch main outside a pumping station.

“Out of sight, out of mind” might be one way to describe the nation’s leaky municipal water system. But when pipes begin popping like firecrackers on the Fourth of July, people tend to take notice.

So it was for the City of Milwaukee this spring when 33 mains let loose the...

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