Water main breaks
Broken 2nd St. waterline feeds north side: creates 'brownish' water, low pressure

Phil Silva, the distribution supervisor for the City of Gallup, points out where to dig while looking for a water main break on Second Street near the railroad tracks on Thursday. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Bernie Dotson
Staff writer

GALLUP — A broken water main reduced water pressure at some north side homes Thursday, and left some of the same homes with discolored, or “brownish looking” water, city officials said.

Water department field personnel said a break in a 10-inch downtown main line at Maxwell Avenue and Second Street ruptured at some point during the early morning hours, prompting residents in the area to flood the department with telephone calls.

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