Increase in water main breaks in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
11/29/2022 12:31:09 PM
CATEGORIES:
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Cape Girardeau, MO
Start Date: 1/1/2022
- End Date: 10/31/2022
Cape Girardeau in southeastern Missouri has seen an uptick in water main breaks, due to drought. Through October, 51 water mains have broken in the city, an increase of more than 25% from all of 2021. The ground shifts and contracts as it dries out, causing the damage.
Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), Nov 25, 2022
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