The usual suspects are cast iron mains between 62 and 85 years old that suffer from external corrosion, making them brittle. ...

DALLAS, Texas — After a 12-inch cast iron pipe turned a feeder road alongside Interstate 35E into a lake on Monday, the City of Dallas revealed to WFAA that 1,955 miles of its water mains are ...

Fort Worth has 800 miles of nearly century-old cast iron pipes that are prone to breaking in extreme heat and cold. During the summer drought in 2023, the city averaged around four main breaks ...

The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) welcomes the City of Virginia Beach, VA, to its Century Club, which celebrates the strength and resilience of cast iron mains in drinking water ...

The current water main is a 20-inch cast iron pipe, which provides water to a significant portion of the city north of the Grand River, City Engineer Troy White said in a letter to the council. It ...

The 30-inch cast iron pipe, installed in 1941, failed due to age, prompting a boil water advisory for the affected areas. ... DeKalb County water main break: How it happened.

A water main break on Boonsboro Road ... drop like this we get an increase in the number of main breaks that we get across the city so just kind of an older cast iron pipe in these cold ...

Kalamazoo blames weather and cast iron pipes for surge in water main breaks by: Josh Sanchez. Posted: Feb 27, 2025 / 05:30 PM EST. Updated: Feb 27, 2025 / 06:19 PM EST.