Aug 12 Local News Water Company Unsure if Second Main Break Related to First, New Inspection Program Forthcoming The Louisville Water Company isn’t sure whether last night’s water main break is related to a rupture four weeks earlier. The 48-inch pipe that burst at Eastern Parkway and Crittenden Drive this week is a different section of the same pipe that broke last month at Floyd and Warnock streets. The first break has been […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 12 Local News Water Company Unsure if Second Main Break Related to First, New Inspection Program Forthcoming Gabe Bullard
Aug 12 Local News Water Company Isolates Broken Main The Louisville Water Company has isolated another broken water main near the University of Louisville campus. The main burst around 9 pm and the water company reported that service returned to normal at 10:45. The break comes days after a main at Floyd and Warnock streets that broke last month was replaced. This week, crews […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 12 Local News Water Company Isolates Broken Main Gabe Bullard
Aug 8 Local News Water Main Repairs Complete, Testing Continues The Louisville Water Company is slowly increasing the water pressure in a new section of pipe recently installed near the University of Louisville campus. The section replaces the main that ruptured last month, flooding U of L and leaving much of central Louisville under a boil advisory for days. The repairs took several weeks and […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 8 Local News Water Main Repairs Complete, Testing Continues Gabe Bullard
Jul 19 Local News Workers Looking For Cause Of Water Main Break Workers have begun inspecting the water main that burst last week on the University of Louisville campus, looking for the cause of the rupture. The July 11 break sent millions of gallons of water onto the campus and prompted a boil advisory for a large portion of the city. Water company spokeswoman Kelley Dearing-Smith says […] By Rick Howlett Jul 19 Local News Workers Looking For Cause Of Water Main Break Rick Howlett
Jul 17 Local News Water Main Repairs to Begin This Week Repairs on the broken water main at Floyd and Warnock streets will begin this week. The 80-year-old pipe burst last Monday, releasing more than 40 million gallons of water into the University of Louisville’s Belnkap campus and the surrounding area. The break also caused a severe drop in water pressure and put much of central […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 17 Local News Water Main Repairs to Begin This Week Gabe Bullard
Jul 15 Local News Water Main Repairs Could Take Three Weeks Repairs to a water main that burst on Monday evening could take up to three weeks according to the Louisville Water Company. The 48-inch, 80-year-old pipe ruptured near Floyd and Warnock streets. More than 40 million gallons of water flooded U of L’s Belknap campus and the leak caused a drop in pressure and boil […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 15 Local News Water Main Repairs Could Take Three Weeks Gabe Bullard
Jul 14 Local News Final Boil Advisory Lifted The final boil advisory caused by a massive water main break has been lifted. A 48-inch pipe burst on Monday evening, causing flooding, a drop in water pressure and a boil advisory for much of central Louisville. The advisory was lifted in phases over the week, but now no longer stands for any part of […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 14 Local News Final Boil Advisory Lifted Gabe Bullard
Jul 13 Local News Update: Water Main Break Presents Further Challenges, One Area Remains Under Boil Advisory Louisville Water Company crews have reached the broken section of a water main that burst on Monday night. There’s an eight-foot rupture in the four-foot-wide pipe near Floyd and Warnock streets. The company will have to move an embankment and close some lanes of Eastern Parkway to make the repairs, and it could be a […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 13 Local News Update: Water Main Break Presents Further Challenges, One Area Remains Under Boil Advisory Gabe Bullard
Jul 12 Local News Boil Advisory Lifted for Many Residents The boil advisory put in place after a massive water main break on the University of Louisville campus has been lifted for a majority of affected residents. It will remain in place in two areas. Taylor Blvd to Crittenden Drive and Winkler to the Watterson Preston Highway to Poplar Level and Shelby at Goss to […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 12 Local News Boil Advisory Lifted for Many Residents Gabe Bullard
Jul 12 Local News Broken Water Main Inspection Begins, Boil Advisory to Last Until Evening The water boil advisory for central Louisville is expected to remain in effect until this evening. The advisory was put in place last night after a 48-inch water main broke on the University of Louisville campus. It covers the area north of the Watterson and between Ninth Street and Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue. The […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 12 Local News Broken Water Main Inspection Begins, Boil Advisory to Last Until Evening Gabe Bullard
May 13 Local News Boil Advisory In Effect For Thousands The Louisville Water Company has issued a boil water advisory for more than 20-thousand customers in eastern Jefferson County. Officials say the advisory was prompted by a break in a 60 inch main near Highway 42 near Prospect. The advisory area is bounded by the Gene Snyder Freeway to the north, Hurstbourne Parkway to the […] By Rick Howlett May 13 Local News Boil Advisory In Effect For Thousands Rick Howlett