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Fixing the Main While the Water Flows
Author(s) -
Shearin Barry
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2004.tb01738.x
Subject(s) - waterline , service (business) , water supply , business , environmental science , water resource management , environmental engineering , engineering , marine engineering , marketing , hull
This article discusses how Charlotte‐Mecklenburg Utilities in North Carolina repaired a leaking mainline tap on a 24‐in. waterline without interrupting service to six restaurants, five hotels, an ice skating rink, and several commercial establishments during a 48 hr. period. The utility made an emergency connection between two existing waterlines with aboveground water service lines to provide all customers with domestic water supply and fire protection.