Sentences with phrase «own water mains»

Flooding from a water main break added to the misery of travelers after a winter storm canceled or delayed hundreds of flights in recent days.

But we did note that the country's deteriorating highways and water mains had become a major concern (in fact, a 2015 infrastructure bill had been one of the few major legislative items that President Obama and a Republican - led Congress could agree on).

ConDrain, the contractor the three DeGasperis brothers started a half - century ago, is best known for building sewers, water mains, storm drains and other essential urban arteries.

Adding roads, water mains and sewer lines can prime an area for new construction, making it easier to attract homebuilders and commercial real estate developers, city officials say.

Looking for root causes or solutions only within the religious sphere is like the man who, faced with a flooded basement, looks for the leak in his own pipes, not realizing that the water main has broken and every house on the block is flooded.

Even those who may not participate directly in the sin are deprived, just as a community that severs its water main can not expect to have water flowing from its faucets — not even those who disagreed with severing the main.

There was a rough 6 - month period this past summer / fall where the city was repairing the water main (is that what it's called?)

Thank GOD for broken water mains, amiright?

hilariously informed news channel ABC 7 in Los Angeles why the water main broke on the UCLA campus...

The Emanuel administration has stepped up that effort, vowing to replace 900 miles of water mains in the next 10 years, with 70 miles replaced in 2012 and another 75 in 2013.

Since 2008, the city of Chicago has been modernizing its water system, replacing water mains and pipes that are sometimes more than 100 years old.

They're also flushing pipes during construction on water mains to reduce risks for consumers.

Highland Park's park district and North Shore Sanitary District will split the cost of a new water main to provide for increased water capacity at the revamped Rosewood Beach, park officials say.

At a recent meeting, the Park District of Highland Park board of directors approved a 50 - 50 cost sharing of a new water main, which will run from Sheridan Road east to the sanitary district's pumping station.

The opening of the 9 - hole, 2,867 yard course at 5700 W. Jackson Blvd. had been delayed for more than a month because of construction of a water main across the course.

Plans to replace the mile - long pipe follows a history of nuisance leaks, water - valve failures and «a significant number» of water main breaks in Orland Hills Gardens and part of Old Orland, John Ingram, director of infrastructure maintenance for the village, said at the Aug. 20 village board finance committee meeting...

New research by a University of Vermont engineer could prevent accidental damage to sewer lines and water mains.

At the Park District «s request, trustees have amended an annexation agreement for Aspen Grove developer Edward Augustin, requiring him to grade, seed, install sidewalks, sewers and water mains for a tot lot in the undeveloped subdivision before occupancy by homeowners.

A massive water main break at the airport caused chaos and a shutdown of its international arrivals terminal — the latest in a series of misfortunes to befall travelers, some of whom have been stranded for days.

In addition, a mechanical engineering firm will be engaged to investigate the sources of leaks and breaks of water mains at the complex and propose remediation.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today says two water main breaks in Rotterdam and a sewer break in Amsterdam underscore the continued urgent need for a new state program to repair and maintain vital local drinking water, sewer, storm water management and gas line infrastructure to protect lives, secure the viability of roads and bridges aboveground, and save tax dollars.

A section of the 36 inch water main that ruptured in Amherst on July 20th was wheeled in to Legislature Chambers for a hearing on the outage.

County officials urged that the boil water notice be issued following last week's water main break.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York lawmakers have not included in draft state budgets the $ 16.4 million Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner requested for emergency fixes to the city's water mains, roads and swimming pools.

The water main break affected approximately 250,000 people, leaving many homes and businesses, including a fire station, without water for a period of time.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mayor Stephanie Miner released a $ 675 million budget last week that holds local water rates flat for a fifth straight year, even as the city saw a record 391 water main breaks last year.

More than 200,000 area residents are still under a boil water advisory due to a water main break earlier this week.

Nicole Ficeto, the town's grants coordinator, briefed the board on the State Environmental Facilities Corporation's Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grants Program, detailing how the town and the water authority could partner to apply for a grant for drinking - water infrastructure improvement, in this case to extend water mains to residential properties serviced at present by private wells.

S.W.A.P. would provide annual funding to all municipalities in the state to allow them to identify and swap out old, deteriorating pipes, water mains and gas lines to better maintain the state's infrastructure.

So far this year, the city of Syracuse has dealt with more than 155 water main breaks.

The mayor of Syracuse is warning that her city is nearing a crisis level when it comes to paying for basic services like police cars, water main repairs and road construction.

«It's unacceptable in the 21st Century that New Yorkers have to boil their water before drinking and it's even more troubling that water main breaks are becoming more and more frequent.»

The water board and the water infrastructure in Niagara Falls have come under fire over the last several months because of various water main breaks and the discharge into the lower Niagara River in late - July.

The Erie County Water Authority tested several samples of water from the areas affected by Wednesday's water main break in Amherst.

The city needs police cars, suffers frequent water main breaks and can't afford repairs needed to keep swimming pools and ice rinks open.

A «boil water» advisory is expected to remain in effect until at least Friday in numerous municipalities affected by Wednesday night's water main break in the Town of Amherst.

Southwest Bronx Community Receiving New Sewers and Water Mains, Extensive Infrastructure Upgrades

Most recently, the authority came under fire this summer for its handling of a series of water main breaks.

Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN)- A water main break had led to all citizens of Niagara Falls being asked for «extreme water conservation».

From 2001 to 2008, while population remained flat, the community added 144 miles of new water mains, 61 miles of road and 10 miles of sewer lines.

The Milwaukee Common Council on Wednesday unanimously approved spending about $ 10.7 million on engineering and construction costs for street, sewer and water main improvements.

The City of Troy recently replaced a more than century - old water main that ruptured in January of 2016.

Elsewhere in the Capital Region, officials in Cohoes scrambled to fix another water main break.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is criticizing the Erie County Water Authority after the water main break at the Sturgeon Point Treatment Plant.

Syracuse has tried to cut down on the number of water main breaks by developing a predictive analytics model to determine where breaks are most likely to occur based on the age of pipes and the frequency of breaks in the area.

Mayor Stephanie Miner has asked state lawmakers for help fixing the city's water system, which averages about one water main break a day.

Water main breaks recently closed down one Syracuse high schools this week, and Miner said some downtown businesses have told her they may have to move if more breaks continue.

Mayor Stephanie Miner says the 60 sinkholes the city has repaired so far this year are unanticipated consequences of water main breaks and leaks.

That was the case Thursday night all over northern Erie County as a broken water main caused residents to experience low water pressure and in some cases no water at all.

Miner has been asking the state for more than $ 700 million for years to help repair and replace its aged water main system.