water main break

A new 120-inch pipe sits on a delivery truck to replace a broken water main near Port Huron.

GLWA: Broken water main finally replaced, system will return to normal Wednesday

Sarah Cwiek

The ten-foot-wide pipe that distributes finished drinking water from Lake Huron to some communities in Oakland, Macomb, and Lapeer counties broke on August 13. The break initially led to boil water advisories for nearly one million customers.

GLWA crews install new pipe at site of broken water main on Wednesday.

Environment & Climate Change

GLWA will need a few more weeks to get water main back to full service

Briana Rice

The broken pipe is 10 feet wide — the largest in the Great Lakes Water Authority's service area.

On Sunday, August 14, 20-feet of replacement pipe was delivered to the site from Texas. On Monday, August 15, GLWA completed the initial inspection of the 120-inch water main that broke this past Saturday. The inspection found more damage to the pipe than initially thought, which will require the acquisition of additional lengths of the water main.

Transportation & Infrastructure

SE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September

Steve Carmody

Great Lakes Water Authority officials say repairs and testing may take until September 3.

Weather

Kalamazoo says this weekend's water main breaks may not be the last during cold snap

Tracy Samilton

Kalamazoo is dealing with a rash of water main breaks due to the extremely cold temperatures.Jeff Chamberlin, Kalamazoo Deputy City Manager, says if the…

GLWA turns to new technology to head off water main breaks

Steve Carmody

Southeast Michigan’s largest water system is turning to new technology to detect faulty water mains before they fail.A year ago, a massive water main…