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Dallas Water Utilities says they are responding to a water main break near White Rock Lake.
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Dallas Water Utilities says they are responding to a water main break near White Rock Lake.
The break is at 2800 West Lawther in Dallas. Rushing water is causing flooding in the immediate area.
City water workers said a 84-inch line was broken and that repairs could take days. Workers said tens of thousands of gallons of water have been lost due to the break.
The pipe is described by the City of Dallas Water Utilities department as a transmission pipe that transports water from the area northbound to Addison. Crews said there is enough water in the system to avoid any loss of service, but the break will take two to three days to repair.
There have been no reports of damage or flooding to private structures or homes.
Police radio reports in the area described the break as "an amazing flood" that created a 30-foot diameter hole where the pipe burst.
Police said roads are being shut down at Loving Ave., but other roadways in the area may be blocked due to the flooding.
NBC 5 reporter Keaton Fox shot this Vine of the bubbling water from the break.
Experts say you can blame the hot dry weather, the Texas soil and an aging infrastructure for the water main breaks.
"The heat of the summer this time of year pulls moisture out of the soils causes them to shift, the brittle pipes can't move with the soils so they break," said Devon Tiner, President of the Fort Worth Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Water crews said the line that broke Monday was over 30 years old. Four water main lines broke last week as summer temperatures began rising in North Texas.
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