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Service Restored To 70 Properties After Water Main Break In Philadelphia's Germantown Neighborhood
The water department also treated streets and sidewalks affected by leaking water, the spokesperson said.
January 28, 2026
Service was restored early Wednesday morning after a water main break left 70 properties without water in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood.
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The water main break sent water rushing into a Philadelphia street Tuesday afternoon as crews continued working to clear packed-down ice and snow.
The Philadelphia Water Department said a crew responded to the leak around 11 a.m. Seventy properties didn't have water, but the 6-inch water main was repaired and service was restored, a spokesperson for the department said.
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