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Piedmont Water Main Break Repaired
A cast iron pipe installed in 1933 failed, sending water gushing out of the ground.
PIEDMONT, CA — Twenty-three Piedmont residential water customers were without water Sunday night because of a failed water main underneath Sunnyside Avenue on the west edge of the city, representatives of the East Bay Municipal Utility District and the Piedmont Fire Department said.
The break was reported in the 200 block of Sunnyside Avenue about 6:30 a.m., said fire department Capt. Jon Fitzpatrick said. A significant amount of water was bursting up out of the ground and was flowing down the street, which has a significant grade. A handful of yards, and at
least one house, suffered varying degrees of water damage, he said.
East Bay MUD spokeswoman Tracie Morales said workers found the cast iron 12.5-inch pipe, originally installed in 1933, had sustained a "major crack." East Bay MUD crews worked all day Sunday to replace a 14-foot section of pipe.
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Sunnyside Avenue, from Oakland Avenue south to Olive Avenue, was closed while the work was completed.
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