What Happens When a Water Main Breaks Under an Airport Taxiway?

Officials at Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility deal with a worst-case scenario when a crucial water main breaks directly below the taxiway of Dane County Regional Airport

By City of Madison - Madison Water Utility
May 23, 2019

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What Happens When a Water Main Breaks Under an Airport Taxiway? — (Photo courtesy of the City of Madison - Madison Water Utility)

On a cold December day in 2017, Madison Water Utility (MWU) got a call.

“It was the airport saying ‘there’s water bubbling up next to the taxiway,’” recalls Madison Water Utility field supervisor Don Russell. “We sent a crew out there immediately and determined — yep,...

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