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Today's newsletter: Three civic meetings, one ADU approval, and why Marin Water's pipes keep breaking in the same Strawberry neighborhood. This Briefing is about 934 words, a 4-minute read.
- Written and edited by Franz Strasser-Galvis
Marin Water is racing to replace aging pipes - one Strawberry stretch shows why
The regional water district handles two to three water main breaks somewhere in its 900-mile network every week. For one section of pipe in the Strawberry area, the toll has been unusually high.
What happened: Marin Water staff presented a system-wide accounting of pipe breaks to the Planning Committee on Tuesday. Superintendent of System Maintenance Mark Kadine told directors that a single pipe section in the Strawberry area had recorded seven leaks, two costing more than $300,000 each to repair. The breaks triggered pressure alarms at Strawberry Tank and affected system pressure across parts of the network. That section is now flagged for priority replacement.
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