Rain, rain, don’t go away: Berkeleyans will mostly be welcoming the rain that is forecast for this weekend. Photo: Pete Rosos Rain, rain, don’t go away: Berkeleyans will mostly be welcoming the rain that is forecast for this weekend. Photo: Pete Rosos Steady coastal rains and heavy mountain snows are expected in Northern California throughout […]
East Bay Municipal Utility District
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Water main break disrupting South Berkeley water flow
Update: 4:35 p.m. Water should resume flowing to south Berkeley residents around 5 p.m., according to a spokesman for EBMUD. The problem started around 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3. EBMUD crews went to fix a broken main in an area that has “redundancy,” said spokesman Charles Hardy. Crews shut down a 16-inch pipe only to […]
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Where there’s smoke, there’s sewer testing
The City of Berkeley recently began a 10-year program of smoke testing the sanitary sewer system. The testing reveals places where there are defects or improper connections in the sewer system, and is particularly intended to find places where the separate stormwater drainage system may infiltrate into the sewers. Excess water into the sanitary sewers […]
