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DEVELOPING: MAWSS issues statement on broken water mains

fox10tv.com · last updated

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Mobile Area Water and Sewer Service, or MAWSS, issued a statement in response to a question from FOX10 News about broken water mains in the frigid weather.

Here is the statement from the MAWSS Public Affairs Manager:

Low temperatures like we are currently experiencing will cause water mains to break.

On Friday, we had 13 water leak work orders. The number should not be that much higher now, I may know more later.

We are responsive to the public 24/7/365. We make repairs with highest priority being first.

This includes out of service medical facilities first, then mains with multiple affected customers and so forth.

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Officials also say letting your pipes drip, and insulating them, are important.

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