We take many of the wonderful things we enjoy in our way of life for granted, such as the great invention of having water inside of our homes for various uses. When something happens to interrupt this convenience we realize just how important it is to have access.
Our neighbor across the street said his wife heard running water late at night when it was quiet. A quick check in their home indicated that there was no leak or water running inside of their home, so he went outside to check the sprinkler system for their yard and lawns. He could hear the sound in the meter box. When the water valve to their home was shut off, the sound could still be heard. He called the city and they came out to check. Sure enough there was a break in the line between the main and their home. The water main is on our side of the street.
Today the crew brought a backhoe and some skilled labor to replace the leaking line. They dug about 4 feet down in the street to the main water line on our side of the street, and down to the connection to their meter, also about about 4 feet deep in their lawn. They used the old line to pull through the new line under the street, avoiding having do dig across the entire street to replace the line.
Out comes the old line!
Here they are pulling the old galvanized steel line out with the backhoe, which had the new copper line attached to it. When the old line came out, one end of the new line was attached to it. All they needed to do was attach both ends of the line again. The far side to the meter across the street, and the near side shown here,
to the water main. Then a dump truck with sand filled the bottom of both holes (most of the one in the grass) and then soil and rock back into the hole in the street followed by road base. They came by today and put black top pavement over the spot. Amazing work guys! It makes me grateful for the work these people do for us, and also for the many conveniences we enjoy in our society. We have great friends and neighbors who look out for each other.