water main
Underground supply conduit
A water main is a principal pipe in a municipal water system, carrying water from treatment facilities to smaller distribution pipes that branch off to individual buildings.
When a water main breaks, it can flood streets and disrupt service to entire neighborhoods: A burst water main closed the intersection for two days.
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- fire hydrantStreet water outlet
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- city infrastructureBuilt systems serving urban areas
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
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- city planningzoning, permits, permit, public works, sewers
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, tanks, wells
- fluid handlingpump, pipe, hose, valve, nozzle
- infrastructure projectsroad building, bridge construction, bridge repair, tunnel boring, railway construction
- pipespipe, tube, conduit, duct, pipeline
water maingarden hose
yard irrigation tube
service line · faucet · tap · spigot · branch line
water mainsewer line
Pipe conveying municipal wastewater
gas main · storm drain · power line · gas line · drainage pipe
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