Water leaks and pipe breaks is an expensive problem in Houston. In our ‘DRAINED’ KPRC 2 Investigation we've learned the reason it often takes so long to fix these issues is because the city of Houston has wrong and outdated water pipe maps.
“It’s definitely a problem just from a wasting water standpoint,” he said.Homeowners sent KPRC 2 pictures of a utility pole leaning at the site of the leak in January, seemingly from the saturated soil.Outdated water pipe maps mean city crews often can't fix water leaks in timely manner.
The Texas Water Development Board says lost water in Houston cost the city more than $24 million in 2021.The response times to fix water leaks in Houston are drastically slowing.“If it’s a water leak on a pipe that’s serving a hospital, serving a nursing home, serving a school, you know, those things we put to the front line to make sure continuing service,” Haddock explains. “And if it’s a small leak that’s not impacting pressures, it may run longer, and we don’t want that. Let me be clear.
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