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Why all the main breaks? Posted 02/23/2016
Repair crews deal with a string of main breaks across Madison It's 5:00 a.m. on an usually warm February morning, and the call comes in – a six-inch wide water main has ruptured beneath busy Regent Street just off the UW Madison campus. The break is one of 11 in Madison in four days, and utility officials say the sudden warm-up is largely to blame. Read more »
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