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Water Main Break Disrupts Businesses On Shelter Island

A water main break on Shelter Island left many area businesses without running water, January 23, 2015.
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A water main break on Shelter Island left many area businesses without running water, January 23, 2015.

A water-main rupture left most of Shelter Island without functional plumbing through the late morning and the entire afternoon Friday.

The failed 63-year-old concrete pipeline began drenching the roadway in the 2300 block of Shelter Island Drive about 9 a.m., according to the San Diego Water Department.

It took crews about 45 minutes to get the overflow under control, Water Department spokesman Arian Collins said. No structural flooding was reported.

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Workers determined that a corroded connector attaching two segments of the 12-inch-diameter main — not the pipe itself — had given way, Collins said. Repairs to the line were complete and water service restored to the area as of 5 p.m., Collins said.

The roadway was expected to be patched and reopened by early evening.

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