Water Main

Several hundred homes and a few businesses in Baltimore that been without water since Saturday because of a water main break will likely see service return early Monday, the city Department of Public Works said. The damaged 20-inch line affected service in a small area roughly bounded by Lombard Street to the south, Fayette Street to the north, Broadway to the east and Caroline Street to the west, said Robert Murrow, a spokesman for the public works agency. He said water to that area was shut off late Saturday afternoon after a section of pipe blew out, and service is expected to resume around 2 a.m..

A collision in Baltimore City and debris in the roadway in Howard County slowed Tuesday morning's commute, according to the state Department of Transportation. A collision in Baltimore City and debris in the roadway in Howard County slowed Tuesday morning's commute, according to the state Department of Transportation. A collision on Interstate 395 North at Martin Luther King Jr. Highway in Baltimore City was reported at 8:45 a.m., no additional information was given. In Howard County, debris in the roadway on MD 32 at West Linden Church Road closed the westbound right turn lane and shoulder at 8:39 a.m. The Maryland Transportation Administration reported minor delays on the light rail.

A water main break yesterday morning left about 35 homes on Emerald Drive in the Merryman Heights subdivision of Eldersburg without water for most of the day. Work crews from the Carroll County Bureau of Utilities were on the scene before noon but couldn't begin digging until Miss Utility crews marked other utility lines, said Frank Schaeffer, bureau administrator. Schaeffer said that the break was routine and that he expected water service to be restored by late afternoon. He said residents might experience some air in their water lines and discoloration for a couple hours once repairs were complete.

Crews have completed repairs to a leaking water main that had slowed traffic along Park Heights Avenue and Old Court Road in Pikesville, according to public works officials. The repairs were completed about 11 p.m. Wednesday, said Kurt Kocher, a Baltimore City public works spokesman. State highway officials had cautioned motorists to expect major delays near Old Court Road and Park Heights Avenue as crews worked to repair the main. The water main is located on Old Court. Public works crews closed several lanes in the area, including access to southbound Park Heights Avenue south of Old Court, according to the State Highway Administration.

A water main break yesterday morning in Towson left about 100 residents without water and created a 5-foot-deep sinkhole on Barnett Road, authorities in Baltimore and Baltimore County said. The 8-inch pipe broke about 8 a.m. and forced the closure of Barnett Road between Queens Ferry and Brixton roads. Public works crews were trying to repair the water main last night.

A water main broke in the 500 block of Stevenson Lane in the Stoneleigh section of Baltimore County yesterday evening, flooding the street and resulting in a cutoff of service to 35 homes and two hydrants, officials said. The main was reported ruptured after 6 p.m., creating a 6-by-3-foot hole in the street. Water service was expected to remain off throughout the night, but could be restored as soon as today.

Three Pasadena schools shut down by a water main break yesterday are to open again today, school officials said.Bodkin Elementary, Chesapeake Middle, and Chesapeake High schools, all on Mountain Road, were closed early Tuesday after water was found gushing from an 8-inch main that served all three buildings.Pub Date: 9/22/99

The county commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the County Office Building on a proposed extension of a public water main to serve the Maple Crest subdivision. The water main would serve homes along Woodland Drive and Wayne Avenue, and could be extended to Maple Crest Drive, Kolbe Drive and Hook Road. Copies are available in Room 100 of the County Office Building. Written and oral comments may be sent to Gary Horst, Carroll County Department of Enterprise and Recreation Services, County Office Building, 225 N. Center St., Westminster 21157.

A break in a Baltimore water main that provides drinking water to parts of northern Anne Arundel County, including Linthicum and Brooklyn, could result in a temporary decrease in water pressure and brief water discoloration, according to the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works. The water main break occurred yesterday in the 3600 block of Washington Blvd. in Baltimore, said Pam Jordan, spokeswoman for the Anne Arundel Public Works Department. Baltimore officials are evaluating the break and planning repairs, she said.

Baltimore County school officials were hopeful last night that a water main break would be fixed in time for Overlea High School to reopen today. Kurt L. Kocher, a spokesman for Baltimore's Department of Public Works, said there were no guarantees. The break, at Kenwood Avenue and Lillian Holt Drive, forced the school to cancel classes yesterday. A recording on the school's voice mail told parents and students to watch television or listen to the radio this morning to find out whether the school will reopen.

An 8-inch water main break in the 2600 block of Edmondson Avenue in West Baltimore left 80 homes without water Wednesday night, the city Department of Public Works said. There were eight other active water main breaks in the city Wednesday night, according to the department, though they were not as serious. The department said the number of breaks they were repairing as not as high as it was a couple of weeks ago, when freezing temperatures resulted in dozens of broken mains.

The break of a 10-inch water main at Interstate 83 near Maryland Avenue likely won't be fixed for a few days because it's in a bad spot and repairs will require specific equipment, according to officials from the city Department of Public Works. DPW spokesman Kurt Kocher said the break occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and crews shut off water so it would not leak onto the highway and freeze. That also cut water flow to the University of Baltimore Law Center, which is near the intersection of West Mount Royal and Maryland avenues.

The University of Baltimore Law Center was scheduled to reopen at noon on Sunday after being closed for a water main break. The break that cut water service to the law center at the University of Baltimore forced campus officials to clear the building of students on Saturday, and cancel classes and activities, according to university officials. On Sunday afternoon, officials said facilities personnel tested the fire suppression system and rest rooms at the center and determined they were operating normally.  It is anticipated the law center will open on time and operate on a normal schedule for Monday, Feb 11, according to an email from University Police Chief Samuel D. Tress.

Repairs continued Monday to a water main break at Canton Industrial Park that had created a sinkhole over the weekend on South Newkirk Street, city Department of Public Works officials said. No one was injured and there was no property damage in Saturday's main break, which occurred when an underground pipe ruptured in the 1800 block of S. Newkirk St. near Holabird Avenue at 7:32 p.m. The main break spouted water into the air and caused a portion of the street to collapse, but the area has no homes and is used primarily by trucks, Department of Public Works spokeswoman Tiffani J. Church said Saturday.

Water went shooting 50 feet into the air because of water main break in Parkville Saturday morning, officials said. The gout of water came after an 8-inch water main broke, leaving 80 homes without water, Baltimore Department of Public Works spokesman Kurt Kocher said. The break was expected to be repaired by about 11 p.m., Kocher said. Police went to the scene in the 8300 block of Tapu Ct. and the public works department sent a valve truck, which can be used to shut off the water, to the area, Kocher said.

Traffic in the Ruxton area of Baltimore County was disrupted on Thursday morning because of a water main problem, State Highway Administration officials said. SHA spokesman David Buck said that a water main problem along Old Court Road between Falls Road and Stone Mill Road forced the close of the westbound side of the road. Buck said that traffic is being alternated on the eastbound side. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

The continuing problem of water main breaks in the municipal system hit close to home yesterday when a pipe burst at Fayette Street and Guilford Avenue, spilling water into the basement of Baltimore's City Hall. Public works crews were working on about 45 "minor" breaks as the latest occurred downtown - in an 8-inch pipe, said Robert Murrow, a spokesman for the department. A City Hall telephone operator said water service to the building had been cut off by the break, while workers outside were hampered by low temperatures.

A water main break near Johns Hopkins Hospital early today sent water cascading into a power plant, briefly threatening to disrupt electrical power to the hospital complex.Hospital spokeswoman Marion Glick said the water was shut off and patient care areas of the hospital were not affected by the leak, which began at 5:25 a.m.James L. Kapplin, a city public works spokesman, said the cause of the break in a 6-inch main in the 700 block of N. Durham St. was unknown. The department received a call at 5:40 a.m."

A water main break near northbound Route 13 in Salisbury has left about half a dozen homes without water Monday morning, city officials said. At least five homes on Middle Neck Lane and businesses from Pep Boys at Priscilla Street to Boulevard Motors north and southbound Route 13 will be without water, city officials said. The main is expected to be repaired by 2:30 p.m. One northbound lane on Route 13 will be shutdown. jkanderson@baltsun.com Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

A broken water main that had the potential to affect 2,600 homes and business in eastern Baltimore County has been repaired and water pressure was restored Wednesday morning, a city public works spokesman said. Crews discovered the break in the 12-inch water main on Simmons Avenue, along a water main leading to the Colgate Water Tank in the county, about 3 p.m. Tuesday, said Kurt Kocher, a public works spokesman. The affected homes were along Eastern Avenue in the Eastwood and Colgate areas.