Water Main Break

A water main break in the Harvard Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Sunday morning caused 29 LA Department of Water and Power customers to go without services Sunday.

The water main break was reported around 1 a.m. Monday, and the expected restoration time is 3 p.m. Video aired during Today in LA on Monday, March 21, 2022.

A water main break near a West Hollywood apartment complex sent water flooding into a nearby parking garage.

Residents at the apartment complex say the flood damage from a 1 a.m. water main break could have been far worse. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Feb. 22, 2022.

Two different water mains in Los Angeles County broke within 24 hours of each other, sending water into the streets of Universal City and Venice.

A water main installed in the 1930s broke and sent a river of water down Cahuenga Boulevard. Now, LADWP crews are working on repairs to restore service. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Nov. 2, 2021.

A water main break prompted closure of some streets in Sherman Oaks, due to flooding in the area.

A pipe burst in Sherman Oaks, right in front of Notre Dame High School, closing roads. Repairs are expected to take until about 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Residents are cleaning up after a water main break flooded an apartment garage. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday March 29, 2021.

A water main break in Pacific Palisades Sunday evening flooded several streets and apartment complexes.

LA firefighters are working on clean up after a massive water main break flooded several apartment complexes in Pacific Palisades. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Kim Tobin reports on March 28, 2021.

Part of a street crumbled in a water main break early Wednesday that flooded several blocks of a South Los Angeles neighborhood.

Water covered about three blocks and street buckled. Video broadcast Wednesday March 24, 2021 on Today in LA.

The water shut down streets and even knocked trees over at UCLA’s campus. Christine Kim reports for NBC LA at 8 p.m. Sunday Aug. 23, 2020. 

Highland Avenue was shut down Sunday morning due to a sinkhole which lead to a water main break. Highland is expected to be closed most of Sunday. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.

Since January 2018 the city of San Diego has paid $2.35 million in damages from broken water mains. The payouts will continue, as on Tuesday city crews rushed to fix two major water pipe breaks, one in Bay Park that forced 234 people to go without water and another which flooded homes and streets in North Park. The data, obtained…