Crews continue to work to get things back to normal on West 10th Street near West 4th Street, where a 20-inch, 150-year-old water main ruptured late Saturday night. Residents have been allowed back into their homes and water service was restored around 9:30 P.M. last night.
Many basements were flooded–up to three feet in some places–and many residents were forced to find a place to stay as inspectors checked to be sure building foundations weren’t compromised.
For a pipe installed before the Civil War, it’s pretty amazing that it lasted as long as it did (and pretty amazing, though not surprising, that it had not been replaced sooner).
