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re: PSA stay away from east loop 610 in Houston
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:21 pm to sec13rowBBseat28
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:21 pm to sec13rowBBseat28
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News outlet just said it was an 8' pipe.
I was sweating bullets when I first saw this sitting in the office because we are building a pipeline over in Pasadena at the moment and I got nervous that we maybe drilled into this line. I heard the rupture was over by Clinton Drive in Galena Park.
Somebody and some company is not having a good day right now because the news said a contractor ruptured the line.
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Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:22 pm to Tiger Ryno
610 East loop...
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:31 pm to TH03
Houston floods more often than New Orleans.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:36 pm to gjackx
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I don't understand how THAT much water can pour out before some secondary/emergency cutoff protocol goes into effect. Or am I thinking too fancy with this stuff?
A line that size feeds a LOT of customers. They won't just shut it off unless they are positive the failure is catastrophic and can't be repaired online. When the water pressure in a main drops, they have to treat and sanitize all the lines that lose pressure as a result; the drop in pressure can result in tainted water being back-siphoned into the supply. For a main this large, that can be a tall task and involve a lot of water line. On top of that, there's all those customers and the loss of service issues.
That said, this looks to be firmly in the "catastrophic failure" category.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 2/27/20 at 2:44 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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this looks to be firmly in the "catastrophic failure" category.
Yes, I saw the leak. It is fricking massive. They are going to have to completely shut down the system and then probably do no telling to get an excavation to make that repair.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:12 pm to Tiger Ryno
Some of you Houston Baws, please run over to Minute Maid and see if the toilets flush and refill. And check some of the nearby hotels as well. TIA.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:16 pm to Tiger Ryno
Htown is falling apart.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:29 pm to Skeet Mc
Hotels all around NRG are out of water and they just rolled through the cook-off telling us to conserve water because they didn’t have anymore.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:34 pm to PrettyinPink
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just rolled through the cook-off telling us to conserve water because they didn’t have anymore.
Holy moly what a shite show that will be
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:35 pm to Tiger Ryno
This is not the pipe, but it shows the size of the pipe that was busted (96”):
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:37 pm to Tiger Roux
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hours later, 96 inch line and for some reason they have not shut off the valve
Probably trying to figure out all the iso points. Have to imagine they are going to kill water to a decent sized section no matter where the other valve is.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:40 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:41 pm to Skeet Mc
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Some of you Houston Baws, please run over to Minute Maid and see if the toilets flush and refill. And check some of the nearby hotels as well. TIA.
I live right by MMP. No water at the house.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:41 pm to Harry Morgan
I was stuck at the goldmine after wedding with rain water about that deep on the dancefloor
fricking disgusting
fricking disgusting
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:43 pm to BayouBengal
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live right by MMP. No water at the house.
Any word on how long it’s supposed to last? All is Louisiana trash is coming to H town tomorrow
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:44 pm to Dire Wolf
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:45 pm to Glock17
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Any word on how long it’s supposed to last? All is Louisiana trash is coming to H town tomorrow
6 to 8 hours for the pipe to drain and then repairs start. Boil for 24 hours. If the pressure can get back up I would think they could then flush toilets and support fire & safety systems. No idea if the stadium has it's own filtration system though.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:46 pm to BayouBengal
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6 to 8 hours for the pipe to drain and then repairs start. Boil for 24 hours.
Word... hopefully by this time tomorrow everything will be good to go
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:49 pm to Skeet Mc
Why you want to watch cheaters is beyond me
Posted on 2/27/20 at 3:50 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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Why you want to watch cheaters is beyond me
LSU cheated at baseball and we missed it?
The Astros are in Florida right now.
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