Bypass Line Successfully Installed On Damaged Fort Lauderdale Sewer Pipe
A bypass line on a damaged 14-inch sewer main at George English Park is now in place and keeping all of the sewage flow contained in the system.
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A bypass line on a damaged 14-inch sewer main at George English Park is now in place and keeping all of the sewage flow contained in the system.
As workers attempted to fashion a temporary fix on a broken 14-inch sewer pipe in George English Park on Monday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis placed blame for this break and seven others on prior city leaders.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is updating residents on operations and repair activities related to a 14-inch sewer main break located in George English Park.
Crews are responding to yet another sewer main break in Fort Lauderdale.
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The city of Fort Lauderdale confirmed Monday that the recent sewer main break in George English Park led to nearly 80 million gallons of raw sewage flowing into the lake at the park.
Residents of one Fort Lauderdale neighborhood are being told it's safe to drink the water again.
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The City of Fort Lauderdale is updating residents on operations related to recent water and sewer main breaks on South Birch Road, in Harbor Beach, and in George English Park.
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A bypass line has been successfully installed on a broken sewer main at George English Park in Fort Lauderdale.
Crews continue to work around the clock to fix a broken sewer main in Fort Lauderdale as the City expands the boundaries of its precautionary advisory for recreational activities in local waterways.
Crews worked through the night to fix yet another sewer line break in Fort Lauderdale.
Raw sewage spewed onto Bayview Drive, right across the street from the Galleria Mall, as the city of Fort Lauderdale had to deal with another sewer line break.
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The Fort Lauderdale City Commission has approved spending $65 million to replace miles of sewer pipe after holding a public hearing Tuesday to discuss how to make sure breaks like the ones over the last several weeks don't happen in the future.
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Nearly 127 million gallons of sewage has overflowed into streets, rivers. and canals in the recent spate of sewer line breaks in Fort Lauderdale.
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