Water main break causes 7-foot sinkhole in Yorba Linda
Crews worked overnight to repair a seven-foot sinkhole caused by a water main rupture in Yorba Linda.
The break was reported at 8:45 p.m. Monday near the entrance of a condominium complex at the 19600 block of Castellana Plaza, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown said.
While firefighters diverted water away from homes, McKeown said, they discovered the burst had caused a 7-foot-wide area covered by paver stones to collapse, leaving a pool of water and debris.
John Dewey, a spokesman for Golden State Water Co., said the rupture to the 4-inch water main created a 5-foot-deep sinkhole but did not damage any homes.
The utility shut off water to the area at 9:38 p.m. and firefighters cleared the scene by 10.
Crews worked through the night to fill in the sinkhole and water service was restored by 5 a.m. to the six condominium units affected.
-- Tony Barboza
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Howard Hughe's dad made his money developing a new type of drill bit. With water now being as valuable as ever, we need to take a second look at the practices and impliments that make up our water delevery systems. These systems have been designed over a century ago. Little has changed except for types of material used. Pipes are still pipes and are cut with the same cutters used in the 1920's. Valves are still valves, and, for the most part, require manpower to open and close as needed. Why can't we develope a valve that shuts itself off automatically when a break developes? Use the drop in pressuer or sudden increase in volume as the trigger. Think of the gallons of water that could be saved? Modern times need modern solutions! Not more legislation. Let's start to get real serious about water conservation!
Posted by: garry Carlson | October 27, 2009 at 03:18 PM