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Water Main Break Disrupts Nevada City Schools

Posted: Aug. 20, 2018 5:51 PM PDT

Students in the Nevada City School District had only about a half-day of classes Monday. City Engineer Brian McAllister says a water main broke on Reward Street, near Woodpecker Lane, which is not far from Seven Hills Middle School, Monday morning…

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McAllister says the break wasn’t identified until after classes had already gotten underway. Students were dismissed at around 11:45, when they had to shut off the water to do the repairs…

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McAllister says the line was only about three feet from a tree. He says water main breaks happen from time to time with the older lines, which can also be run over by vehicles.

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