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Name	Date	State	County	Building Type	Water Type	Problem Location	Problem Description	Detailed Comments	Suggestions
	07/29/2012	Minnesota	St. Louis	Residence	Drinking water	North Arlington Avenue	Facility condition (pipes, mains)	A water line broke in Duluth, causing damage to nearby streets, yards, and even wiping away an asphalt driveway with up to 2 inches of gushing water.	Conduct onsite and documented monitoring of water mains and lines and fix as needed before crisis occurs.
YSI	07/12/2012	Ohio	Greene	Both	Wastewater/Sewage	Yellow Springs	Other issues	Instrumentation to measure water quality
	04/09/2012	Maryland	Baltimore	Both	Drinking water	5400 block of Wilkens Ave	Facility condition (pipes, mains)	A 16-inch water main line break in Catonsville, causing water supply outages to nearby residences and businesses including among others, a police station, courthouse, and campus.	Repair the damaged pipe and fully assess the cause of the incident. Proactively replace hazardous main lines before large scale problems such as this occurs.
	01/07/2012	Mississippi	Hinds	Residence	Drinking water	Jackson city pipe network and main lines	Facility condition (pipes, mains)	Jackson residents may again experience bursting pipes as freezing winter temperatures approach, causing damage and disruption in service and leakage in homes, lawns, and streets. The city continuously faces this situation every winter with no substantial, proactive change.	Invest in retrofitting aging water supply and leaky pipes. Give rebates to homeowners for service work by contractors. During warmer months, have city main lines insulated and upgraded to prepare for winter hazards.
	12/20/2011	Florida	Okeechobee, Glades, Martin, and others	Both	Drinking water	Lake Okeechobee	Visual observations (color, backups)	Water officials continue to drain Lake Okeechobee, releasing its water out to sea to prevent flooding to farms and towns built on former wetlands. All this at a time of South Florida's strained water supply during the current dry season.	Better dikes and flood protection should be built and enhanced around these former wetlands. Else, building code and zoning should be used. The lake is a source of drinking water for surrounding communities and every gallon should be conserved.
	11/25/2011	New York	Bronx	Both	Drinking water	Jerome Avenue near 177th Street	Facility condition (pipes, mains)	Disastrous flooding from a water supply burst in the Bronx this past summer which disrupted subway and bus service, road and pedestrian traffic, and shut-off of two gas mains,	Cities and towns especially in the older northeast should undergo an inspections campaign with pipers and plumbers to inventory all water main lines, old and new. Such data can be helpful in targeting future, potential disasters.

Name:
Date:	07/29/2012
State:	Minnesota
County:	St. Louis
Building Type:	Residence
Water Type:	Drinking water
Location:	North Arlington Avenue
Description:	Facility condition (pipes, mains)
Comments:	A water line broke in Duluth, causing damage to nearby streets, yards, and even wiping away an asphalt driveway with up to 2 inches of gushing water.
Suggestions:	Conduct onsite and documented monitoring of water mains and lines and fix as needed before crisis occurs.

Name:	YSI
Date:	07/12/2012
State:	Ohio
County:	Greene
Building Type:	Both
Water Type:	Wastewater/Sewage
Location:	Yellow Springs
Description:	Other issues
Comments:	Instrumentation to measure water quality
Suggestions:

Name:
Date:	04/09/2012
State:	Maryland
County:	Baltimore
Building Type:	Both
Water Type:	Drinking water
Location:	5400 block of Wilkens Ave
Description:	Facility condition (pipes, mains)
Comments:	A 16-inch water main line break in Catonsville, causing water supply outages to nearby residences and businesses including among others, a police station, courthouse, and campus.
Suggestions:	Repair the damaged pipe and fully assess the cause of the incident. Proactively replace hazardous main lines before large scale problems such as this occurs.

Name:
Date:	01/07/2012
State:	Mississippi
County:	Hinds
Building Type:	Residence
Water Type:	Drinking water
Location:	Jackson city pipe network and main lines
Description:	Facility condition (pipes, mains)
Comments:	Jackson residents may again experience bursting pipes as freezing winter temperatures approach, causing damage and disruption in service and leakage in homes, lawns, and streets. The city continuously faces this situation every winter with no substantial, proactive change.
Suggestions:	Invest in retrofitting aging water supply and leaky pipes. Give rebates to homeowners for service work by contractors. During warmer months, have city main lines insulated and upgraded to prepare for winter hazards.

Name:
Date:	12/20/2011
State:	Florida
County:	Okeechobee, Glades, Martin, and others
Building Type:	Both
Water Type:	Drinking water
Location:	Lake Okeechobee
Description:	Visual observations (color, backups)
Comments:	Water officials continue to drain Lake Okeechobee, releasing its water out to sea to prevent flooding to farms and towns built on former wetlands. All this at a time of South Florida's strained water supply during the current dry season.
Suggestions:	Better dikes and flood protection should be built and enhanced around these former wetlands. Else, building code and zoning should be used. The lake is a source of drinking water for surrounding communities and every gallon should be conserved.

Name:
Date:	11/25/2011
State:	New York
County:	Bronx
Building Type:	Both
Water Type:	Drinking water
Location:	Jerome Avenue near 177th Street
Description:	Facility condition (pipes, mains)
Comments:	Disastrous flooding from a water supply burst in the Bronx this past summer which disrupted subway and bus service, road and pedestrian traffic, and shut-off of two gas mains,
Suggestions:	Cities and towns especially in the older northeast should undergo an inspections campaign with pipers and plumbers to inventory all water main lines, old and new. Such data can be helpful in targeting future, potential disasters.