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Franklin Water Utility reports main breaks, 20% system water loss and progress on Lowers Lane tower
Summary
Staff told the Franklin Water Utility meeting that crews responded to overnight main breaks in the Coventry area, recommended follow-up leak detection after an outside vendor survey, and said work on the Lowers Lane water tower and related mains is advancing; staff also recommended budgeting targeted leak detection until water loss declines.
At the meeting, Franklin Water Utility staff reported recent main breaks in the Coventry neighborhood, summarized findings from a vendor leak-detection survey, and updated the board on the Lowers Lane water tower and related water-main contracts.
Staff described a large overnight break on a 12-inch main near 80 Third in Coventry, adjacent to Ben Franklin School, that was discovered about 2:50 a.m. and was isolated by about 4:00 a.m.; crews later spent several days removing dirt and cleaning yards affected by the blowout. Staff said the 12-inch line showed a corrosion hole in ductile iron pipe and estimated the discharge in that event at about 75,000 (units not specified in the transcript). Staff also said an 8-inch main experienced a 90-degree fitting failure that required immediate…
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