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Engineering's Bill Yu notes reasoning for water main breaks in Cleveland

MEDIA | March 21, 2024
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

Another one? Why have there been so many water main breaks?

WEWSBill Yu, the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, noted that water main breaks are not completely out of the ordinary in Cleveland, and it's due to the age of the city’s pipes and its constantly changing weather.