Water Mains Leaks and Breaks

Seeing portable lights, generators, and compressors arranged around a big hole in the road is a regular urban sight, but what's really going on down there? What causes water mains to break? How are they repaired? What constitutes only patchwork, and what's likely to last for another hundred years? All water mains systems in city and town areas face a constant problem of rehabilitation and repair to pipes, caused for a number of reasons. Such repairs, as well as the installation, are also sources for contamination which requires monitoring in detail. Causes for water mains leaks and breaks, detection and repairs of pipe line breaks and leaks, and newer technologies finding use in water main and line construction are covered in this article.